Where does “Angehöriger” come from?
Angehöriger (German) comes from German angehörig, from German angehören, from German gehören, from Middle High German gehœren, from Old High German gihōrian, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic gahauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin.
Angehöriger (German): relative, next of kin, relation male or unspecified
Definitions
- relative, next of kin, relation male or unspecified
Ancestry of “Angehöriger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | angehörig | affiliated; belonging |
| 2 | German | angehören | To belong to |
| 3 | German | gehören | to belong to, be the property of; to be a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | gehœren | listen to, obey |
| 5 | Old High German | gihōrian | to hearken to |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *gahauʀijan | to listen |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gahauzijaną | to listen, hear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |