Where does “Insektensammlung” come from?

Insektensammlung (German) comes from German Sammlung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Insektensammlung (German): insect collection

Definitions

  1. insect collection

Ancestry of “Insektensammlung”, step by step

Insektensammlung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sammlung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSammlungcollection; raising; gathering
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via German Insekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInsektinsect
2Latininsectanominative feminine singular of īnsectus;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →