Where does “zumindestens” come from?

zumindestens (German) comes from German zumindest, from German zū, from Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

zumindestens (German): at least

Definitions

  1. at least

Ancestry of “zumindestens”, step by step

zumindestens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zumindest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzumindestat least
2Germanzūto, towards
3Middle High Germanzuoto
4Old High Germanzuoto
5Proto-West Germanic*tō—
6Proto-Germanictōto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via German mindestens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmindestensat least
2Germanmindestsuperlative degree of minder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →