Herkunft
Meaning
- (feminine) origin, source
- (feminine) descent (lineage or hereditary derivation)
- (feminine) etymology (origin of a word)
Concepts
origin
provenance
lineage
birth
descent
pedigree
etymology
parentage
source
history
beginning
ancestry
fountain
sources
family line
principle
root
background
cause
base
foundation
ID
past
person’s identity
identity
appearance of auspicious omen
degree
good family
derivation
destiny
reason
rise
birthplace
one’s origins
one’s past
one’s upbringing
geographical origin
geographical provenance
class
kind
quality
sort
species
type
genesis
blood
blood line
family
genealogy
line
line of descent
parage
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈheːɐ̯kʊnft]
Etymology
her- + kunft, from kommen. The second element's spelling development is similar to Abkunft.
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Sentences
Arnolds Herkunft ist nicht 🚫 einwandfrei rekonstruierbar.
🚫
Arnold's origin cannot be perfectly reconstructed.
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