Where does “schwererziehbar” come from?

schwererziehbar (German) comes from German schwer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

schwererziehbar (German): difficult to educate (due to behavioural problems)

Definitions

  1. difficult to educate (due to behavioural problems)

Ancestry of “schwererziehbar”, step by step

schwererziehbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwerheavy, weighty; difficult, hard; serious
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via German erziehbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerziehbareducable
2German-bârable, -ible
3Middle High German-bære—
4Old High German-bāri—
5Proto-Germanicbērizbearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from English -er →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →