Where does “Gesamtgebiet” come from?

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

Gesamtgebiet (German): entire area

Definitions

  1. entire area

Ancestry of “Gesamtgebiet”, step by step

Gesamtgebiet 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 gesamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesamttotal, whole, entire, overall, big
2Middle High Germangesamt—
3Old High Germangisamanōt—
Every word from Old High German gibiotan →Every word from Middle High German gebieten →Every word from Middle High German gebiet →