Where does “Gewöhnungssache” come from?

Gewöhnungssache (German) comes from German Gewöhnung, from German gewöhnen, from Middle High German gewenen, from Old High German gawenian, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Gewöhnungssache (German): matter of getting used to it, matter of accustomization

Definitions

  1. matter of getting used to it, matter of accustomization

Ancestry of “Gewöhnungssache”, step by step

Gewöhnungssache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewöhnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewöhnunghabituation, addiction
2Germangewöhnento get used to; to accustom oneself to; to adapt...
3Middle High Germangewenen—
4Old High Germangawenian—
5Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via German sache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansachematter, affair, case, question, issue
2Middle High Germansache—
3Old High Germansahha—
4Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old High German gawenian →