Where does “Gebietshoheit” come from?

Gebietshoheit (German) comes from German gebiet, from Middle High German gebiet, from Middle High German gebieten, from Old High German gibiotan.

Gebietshoheit (German): territorial sovereignty, territorial jurisdiction

Definitions

  1. territorial sovereignty, territorial jurisdiction

Ancestry of “Gebietshoheit”, step by step

Gebietshoheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gebiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebietarea, region
2Middle High Germangebiet—
3Middle High Germangebietento command
4Old High Germangibiotan—

via German Hoheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHoheitHighness; sovereignty
2Middle High Germanhôchheit—
Every word from Old High German gibiotan →Every word from Middle High German gebieten →Every word from Middle High German gebiet →