Where does “insbesondere” come from?
insbesondere (German) comes from German besondere, from Middle High German besunder, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
insbesondere (German): in particular, particularly
Definitions
- in particular, particularly
Ancestry of “insbesondere”, step by step
insbesondere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German besondere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | besondere | special, particular, extraordinary |
| 2 | Middle High German | besunder | special, extraordinary |
| 3 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German ins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ins | (in)to the accusative singular neuter |
| 2 | German | das | nominative/accusative neuter singular of der:... |
| 3 | Middle High German | daȥ | that, it |
| 4 | Old High German | daȥ | that, it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |