Where does “Abordnungsgeld” come from?
Abordnungsgeld (German) comes from German Abordnung, from German abordnen, from German ordnen, from Middle High German ordenen, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Abordnungsgeld (German): relocation money
Ancestry of “Abordnungsgeld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Abordnung | deputation |
| 2 | German | abordnen | — |
| 3 | German | ordnen | to put in order, to order |
| 4 | Middle High German | ordenen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 6 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 7 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |