Where does “Gesamtzusammenhang” come from?

Gesamtzusammenhang (German) comes from German Zusammenhang, from German Hang, from German hängen, from Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Gesamtzusammenhang (German): overall context

Definitions

  1. overall context

Ancestry of “Gesamtzusammenhang”, step by step

Gesamtzusammenhang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zusammenhang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZusammenhangcoherence, cohesion; interrelation, connection,...
2GermanHangslope, hill, hillside; inclination; propensity;...
3Germanhängento hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to...
4Middle High Germanhangen
5Old High Germanhangento hang
6West Germanic*hangēn
7Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via German gesamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesamttotal, whole, entire, overall, big
2Middle High Germangesamt
3Old High Germangisamanōt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic hangānąEvery word from West Germanic *hangēn