Where does “Allgemeinbefinden” come from?

Allgemeinbefinden (German) comes from German befinden, from Middle Low German bevinden, from Old Saxon bifindan, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

Allgemeinbefinden (German): general condition

Definitions

  1. general condition

Ancestry of “Allgemeinbefinden”, step by step

Allgemeinbefinden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German befinden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbefindento occupy a place; to be located; to be situated;...
2Middle Low Germanbevinden
3Old Saxonbifindanto notice; to find out
4Old Saxonby, near, around
5Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
6Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
7Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German allgemein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanallgemeingeneral (common, basic, usual), universal
2GermanAllcosmos
3Middle High Germanāl
4Old High Germanālall
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts
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