Where does “wissbegierig” come from?
wissbegierig (German) comes from German wissen, from German Besserwisser, from German besser, from Middle High German beȥȥer, from Old High German beȥȥiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz — to join; to unite; to suit.
wissbegierig (German): inquisitive
Definitions
- inquisitive
Ancestry of “wissbegierig”, step by step
wissbegierig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wissen | to know; to be aware of; to remember |
| 2 | German | Besserwisser | know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck |
| 3 | German | besser | comparative degree of gut; better; inflection of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | beȥȥer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | beȥȥiro | better |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *batiʀō | better |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
via German begierig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | begierig | eager, avid |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |