Where does “Gattungszahlwort” come from?

Gattungszahlwort (German) comes from German Gattung, from Middle High German gatunge, from Middle High German gaten — to come together, to fit.

Gattungszahlwort (German): variative numeral

Definitions

  1. variative numeral

Ancestry of “Gattungszahlwort”, step by step

Gattungszahlwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gattung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGattunggenus; voice, gender; genre
2Middle High Germangatunge—
3Middle High Germangatento come together, to fit

via German Zahlwort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZahlwortnumeral (number)
Every word from Middle High German gaten →Every word from Middle High German gatunge →Every word from German Gattung →