Where does “symbolisch” come from?

symbolisch (German) comes from French symbolique, from French symbole, from Latin symbolum, from Ancient Greek σύμβολον, from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

symbolisch (German): symbolic/symbolical; figurative; symbolically

Definitions

symbolic/symbolical; figurative; symbolically

Ancestry of “symbolisch”, step by step

symbolisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French symbolique

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	symbolique	symbolic
2	French	symbole	symbol
3	Latin	symbolum	symbol, token; creed
4	Ancient Greek	σύμβολον	a sign or token by which one infers a thing; a...
5	Ancient Greek	σῠμβάλλω	I throw together, dash together, compare,...
6	Ancient Greek	βάλλω	I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
7	Proto-Hellenic	*gʷəlnō	—

via German Symbol

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Symbol	symbol, icon

Words derived from “symbolisch”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek σῠμβάλλω →