Heirat.
marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)
Meaning & usage
marrying; marriage; wedding (the act of marrying; the contracting of a marriage)
Durch die Heirat mit einer Bürgerlichen verlor er seinen Rang in der Thronfolge.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Germanic *hīwą Proto-West Germanic *hīw Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *rēdaz Proto-West Germanic *rād Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād Old High German hīrāt Middle High German hīrāt German Heirat From Middle High German hīrāt, from Old High German hīrāt (“wedding; marriage”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād. Cognate with Old English hīred (“family, household”). More at hird.
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