Where does “unverbesserlich” come from?
unverbesserlich (German) comes from German verbessern, from German bessern, from German besser, from German Besserwisser, from German wissen, from Middle High German wiȥȥen, from Old High German wiȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic wītan — to see.
unverbesserlich (German): unimprovable; which cannot be improved; diehard
Definitions
- unimprovable; which cannot be improved; diehard
Ancestry of “unverbesserlich”, step by step
unverbesserlich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German verbessern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbessern | to improve; to correct |
| 2 | German | bessern | to improve, to better |
| 3 | German | besser | comparative degree of gut; better; inflection of... |
| 4 | German | Besserwisser | know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck |
| 5 | German | wissen | to know; to be aware of; to remember |
| 6 | Middle High German | wiȥȥen | to know |
| 7 | Old High German | wiȥȥan | to know |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītan | to accuse, to blame |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via German un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | un | — |
via German lich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lich | — |