Where does “übergangsweise” come from?
übergangsweise (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.
übergangsweise (German): transitional
Definitions
- transitional
Ancestry of “übergangsweise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Übergang | crossing; transition |
| 2 | Middle High German | überganc | crossing, transition |
| 3 | Old High German | ubargang | doom, ruin; digression, divergence |
| 4 | Old High German | gang | A path, course, way, journey; a going |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |