Where does “vegetieren” come from?

vegetieren (German) comes from Latin vegetāre, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō, from Proto-Italic wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vegetieren (German): to vegetate

Definitions

  1. to vegetate

Ancestry of “vegetieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvegetāre—
2Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
3LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
4Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
5Proto-Italicwegejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vegetieren”

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