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Where does “verlässlich” come from?

verlässlich (German) comes from German verlassen, from Middle High German verlazen, from Old High German farlazan, from Proto-Germanic fralētaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

verlässlich (German): reliable; reliably

Definitions

  1. reliable; reliably

Ancestry of “verlässlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverlassento leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake; to...
2Middle High Germanverlazen—
3Old High Germanfarlazan—
4Proto-Germanicfralētanąto leave, dismiss
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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