Where does “Hügelgebiet” come from?

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

Hügelgebiet (German): hilly area

Definitions

  1. hilly area

Ancestry of “Hügelgebiet”, step by step

Hügelgebiet 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 Hügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHügelhill
2Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Old High German gibiotan →Every word from Middle High German gebieten →Every word from Middle High German gebiet →