Where does “Interessengebiet” come from?

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

Interessengebiet (German): area of interest

Definitions

  1. area of interest

Ancestry of “Interessengebiet”, step by step

Interessengebiet 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 Interessen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInteressenplural of Interesse; interest
Every word from Old High German gibiotan →Every word from Middle High German gebieten →Every word from Middle High German gebiet →