Where does “Befremdung” come from?
Befremdung (German) comes from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Befremdung (German): disconcertment
Ancestry of “Befremdung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 2 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |