Where does “Übergangsregierung” come from?

Übergangsregierung (German) comes from German Übergang, from Middle High German überganc, from Old High German ubargang, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Übergangsregierung (German): provisional government, caretaker government

Definitions

  1. provisional government, caretaker government

Ancestry of “Übergangsregierung”, step by step

Übergangsregierung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Übergang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜbergangcrossing; transition
2Middle High Germanüberganccrossing, transition
3Old High Germanubargangdoom, ruin; digression, divergence
4Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
5Proto-Germanic*gang—
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via German Regierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegierunggovernment
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."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →