Where does “menschenwürdig” come from?
menschenwürdig (German) comes from German würdig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.
menschenwürdig (German): humane
Definitions
- humane
Ancestry of “menschenwürdig”, step by step
menschenwürdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German würdig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | würdig | worthy of; honourable, dignified |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via German Menschenwürde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Menschenwürde | human dignity |
| 2 | German | -en- | — |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |