English
Preussen
Preussen comes from German Preußen, and goes back to bat-pro *Prūsai.
- bat-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*Prūsaireconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Prūzin
- Germanc. 1650–presentPreußen
- Englishearliest quotation 1858–1865Preussen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- bat-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*Prūsaireconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Prūzin
- Germanc. 1650–presentPreußen
- Englishearliest quotation 1858–1865Preussen
Earliest quotation: 1858–1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia: “the hypochondriac Duke of Preussen’s daughters”.
Every English word from bat-pro *Prūsai
Today it means
name The German state of Prussia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / bat-pro *Prūsai / Preussen