Where does “wahrheitsgemäß” come from?
wahrheitsgemäß (German) comes from German Wahrheit, from Middle High German wārheit, from Old High German wārheit, from Proto-West Germanic wārahaidu, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wahrheitsgemäß (German): truthful, true
Definitions
- truthful, true
Ancestry of “wahrheitsgemäß”, step by step
wahrheitsgemäß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wahrheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wahrheit | truth |
| 2 | Middle High German | wārheit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wārheit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wārahaidu | truth, verity, veracity |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via German gemäß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gemäß | corresponding to; matching to; according to, in... |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |