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Where does “urteil” come from?

urteil (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic uzdailiją, from Proto-Germanic uzdailijaną, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “urteil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuzdailijąsomething handed or meted out; allotment, share
2Proto-Germanicuzdailijanąto mete out; to deal out; dispense
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “urteil”

  • Revisionsurteil
  • Vorurteil
  • Todesurteil
  • Urteil
  • Gottesurteil
  • Werturteil
  • Urteilsvermögen
  • urteil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →