Where does “predigen” come from?

predigen (German) comes from Middle High German predien, from Old High German predigōn, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

predigen (German): to preach

Definitions

  1. to preach

Ancestry of “predigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpredien
2Old High Germanpredigōn
3Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
4Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “predigen

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-