Where does “wahrnehmen” come from?
wahrnehmen (German) comes from German wahr, from Middle High German wār, from Old High German wār, 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.
wahrnehmen (German): to sense, to perceive, to apprehend, to notice;...
Definitions
- to sense, to perceive, to apprehend, to notice;...
Ancestry of “wahrnehmen”, step by step
wahrnehmen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German wahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wahr | true, real; true, truthful |
| 2 | Middle High German | wār | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wār | id; true |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via German nehmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nehmen | to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) |
| 2 | Middle High German | nëmen | to take |
| 3 | Old High German | neman | to take |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |
via Middle High German [[war]] [[nëmen]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | [[war]] [[nëmen]] | — |
| 2 | Old High German | [[wara]] [[nëman]] | — |