Where does “unerlässlich” come from?
unerlässlich (German) comes from German erlassen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
unerlässlich (German): requisite, necessary
Definitions
- requisite, necessary
Ancestry of “unerlässlich”, step by step
unerlässlich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German erlassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erlassen | to issue (a law, an act); to promulgate, to enact (a regulation) |
| 2 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | un | — |
via German lich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lich | — |