Where does “seligsprechen” come from?
seligsprechen (German) comes from German selig, from Middle High German sælic, from Old High German sālig, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
seligsprechen (German): to beatify
Definitions
- to beatify
Ancestry of “seligsprechen”, step by step
seligsprechen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German selig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | selig | very or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sælic | happy, joyful; blessed, blissful |
| 3 | Old High German | sālig | happy |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sālīg | blissful, prosperous, happy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via German sprechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprechen | to speak; to speak, to talk, to give a speech; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprechen | to speak |
| 3 | Old High German | sprehhan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |