Where does “Herkunftsort” come from?
Herkunftsort (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.
Herkunftsort (German): place / point of origin
Definitions
- place / point of origin
Ancestry of “Herkunftsort”, step by step
Herkunftsort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Herkunft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Herkunft | origin, source; descent; etymology |
| 2 | German | kommen | to come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | quemen | to come |
| 4 | Old High German | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via German ort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ort | place, location, point, position |
| 2 | Middle High German | ort | point , corner, end point, boundary, border,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ort | sharp point |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oʀd | sharp point, spear-point, spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdaz | sharp point; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |