Where does “originalgetreu” come from?

originalgetreu (German) comes from German Original, from French original, from Old French original, from Latin orīginālis, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

originalgetreu (German): faithful, true to original

Definitions

  1. faithful, true to original

Ancestry of “originalgetreu”, step by step

originalgetreu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Original

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOriginaloriginal; a unique and interesting individual
2Frenchoriginaloriginal; an unusual or eccentric person; an...
3Old Frenchoriginal
4Latinorīginālisoriginal
5Latinorīgōcommencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination
6Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via German getreu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangetreuaccurate, faithful, true to; true to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-