Where does “Bedeutungserklärung” come from?

Bedeutungserklärung (German) comes from German Bedeutung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Bedeutungserklärung (German): explanation of the meaning of a term; definition

Definitions

  1. explanation of the meaning of a term; definition

Ancestry of “Bedeutungserklärung”, step by step

Bedeutungserklärung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bedeutung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBedeutungmeaning, sense; meaning, significance, importance
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via German Erklärung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErklärungexplanation; declaration, statement
2Germanerklärento explain; to declare, assert
3Middle High Germanerklæren—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →