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Where does “Gebirge” come from?

Gebirge (German) comes from Middle High German gebirge, from Old High German gibirgi, from Old High German gi-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Gebirge (German): a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains;...

Definitions

  1. a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains;...

Ancestry of “Gebirge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangebirge—
2Old High Germangibirgimountains, hills
3Old High Germangi-Used for forming the past participle; Forms...
4Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Gebirge”

  • gebirgsbildend
  • Mittelgebirge
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