Where does “absolveren” come from?

absolveren (Middle Low German) comes from Latin absolvere, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

absolveren (Middle Low German): to absolve from sin

Definitions

  1. to absolve from sin

Ancestry of “absolveren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinabsolverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Latin solvo →