Where does “hinauswerfen” come from?
hinauswerfen (German) comes from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
hinauswerfen (German): to throw out, eject
Definitions
- to throw out, eject
Ancestry of “hinauswerfen”, step by step
hinauswerfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hinaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hinaus | out |
| 2 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 3 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German wërfen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wërfen | to throw |
| 2 | Middle High German | wërfen | to throw |
| 3 | Old High German | werfan | to throw; to tear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |