Where does “Übergangszeit” come from?

Übergangszeit (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.

Übergangszeit (German): interim period, transition era

Definitions

  1. interim period, transition era

Ancestry of “Übergangszeit”, step by step

Übergangszeit 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 Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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