Where does “omgeving” come from?

omgeving (Dutch) comes from German Umgebung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

omgeving (Dutch): surroundings, area, environment, environs; social...

Definitions

  1. surroundings, area, environment, environs; social...

Ancestry of “omgeving”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmgebungenvironment
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “omgeving”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →