Where does “Präpositionalgefüge” come from?

Präpositionalgefüge (German) comes from German präpositional, from German Präposition, from Latin praepositiō, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Präpositionalgefüge (German): prepositional phrase

Definitions

  1. prepositional phrase

Ancestry of “Präpositionalgefüge”, step by step

Präpositionalgefüge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German präpositional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpräpositionalprepositional
2GermanPräpositionadposition, preposition; preposition
3Latinpraepositiōpreference
4Latinpraepōnōto place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as
5Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
6Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Gefüge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefügearrangement, structure, framework
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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