Where does “Hoheitsgebiet” come from?

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

Hoheitsgebiet (German): territory, sovereign territory

Definitions

  1. territory, sovereign territory

Ancestry of “Hoheitsgebiet”, step by step

Hoheitsgebiet 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 Hoheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHoheitHighness; sovereignty
2Middle High Germanhôchheit—
Every word from Old High German gibiotan →Every word from Middle High German gebieten →Every word from Middle High German gebiet →