Where does “Herkunftsland” come from?

Herkunftsland (German) comes from German Herkunft, from German kommen, from Middle High German quemen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Herkunftsland (German): country of origin

Definitions

  1. country of origin

Ancestry of “Herkunftsland”, step by step

Herkunftsland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Herkunft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHerkunftorigin, source; descent; etymology
2Germankommento come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to...
3Middle High Germanquemento come
4Old High Germankwemanto come
5Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
6Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną