Where does “studieren” come from?
studieren (German) comes from Italian studiare, from Spanish estudiar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
studieren (German): to study at university or college level; to be a...
Definitions
- to study at university or college level; to be a...
Ancestry of “studieren”, step by step
studieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian studiare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | studiare | to study |
| 2 | Spanish | estudiar | to study; to examine, look into |
| 3 | Spanish | -ar | In adjectives, indicating membership or status;... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | -ar | indicates membership or status |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Middle High German studieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | studieren | — |