Where does “Erzgebirgskreis” come from?
Erzgebirgskreis (English) comes from German Erzgebirgskreis, from German Erzgebirge, from German Gebirge, from Middle High German gebirge, from Old High German gibirgi, from Old High German gi-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.
Ancestry of “Erzgebirgskreis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erzgebirgskreis | — |
| 2 | German | Erzgebirge | Ore Mountains |
| 3 | German | Gebirge | a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | gebirge | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gibirgi | mountains, hills |
| 6 | Old High German | gi- | Used for forming the past participle; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |