Where does “Massenbewegung” come from?

Massenbewegung (German) comes from German Maße, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

Massenbewegung (German): movement with many people; mass movement

Definitions

  1. movement with many people; mass movement

Ancestry of “Massenbewegung”, step by step

Massenbewegung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via German Bewegung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewegungmotion; move; movement
2Middle High Germanbewegunge—
3Old High Germanbiwegunga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti →Every word from Ancient Greek μάσσω →