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Where does “hīrāt” come from?

hīrāt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hīrāt, from Proto-West Germanic hīwarād, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

hīrāt (Middle High German): marriage, wedding; marriage; wedding

Definitions

  1. marriage, wedding; marriage; wedding

Ancestry of “hīrāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhīrātmarriage; wedding; marriage; marriage; wedding
2Proto-West Germanichīwarādfamily; marriage
3Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
4Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “hīrāt”

  • Heirat
  • Selbstheirat
  • הייראַט
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