Where does “Regierungsbezirk” come from?

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

Regierungsbezirk (German): an administrative subdivision of some federal states (Bundesland), currently existing in four of the five most populous states (North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse; in Lower Saxony abolished in 2005)

Definitions

  1. an administrative subdivision of some federal states (Bundesland), currently existing in four of the five most populous states (North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse; in Lower Saxony abolished in 2005)

Ancestry of “Regierungsbezirk”, step by step

Regierungsbezirk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Regierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegierunggovernment
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 Bezirk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBezirkdistrict
2Middle High Germanbezirc—
3Latincircusa circular line or orbit; circle, ring; a...
4Ancient Greekκρίκοςring
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →