Where does “Himmelsgegend” come from?
Himmelsgegend (German) comes from German Gegend, from Middle High German gegende, from Old High German geginōti, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
Himmelsgegend (German): cardinal point, compass point
Definitions
- cardinal point, compass point
Ancestry of “Himmelsgegend”, step by step
Himmelsgegend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gegend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gegend | region |
| 2 | Middle High German | gegende | — |
| 3 | Old High German | geginōti | — |
| 4 | Old French | contree | country; the countryside |
| 5 | Latin | contrata | lying opposite; spread before |
| 6 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 7 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |