Where does “Begebenheit” come from?
Begebenheit (German) comes from German begeben, from German geben, from Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
Begebenheit (German): incident, event, occurrence
Definitions
- incident, event, occurrence
Ancestry of “Begebenheit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | begeben | to go, make one's way, repair; to happen; to... |
| 2 | German | geben | to give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | geben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | geban | to give |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | geban | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |