Where does “Regierungspräsident” come from?
Regierungspräsident (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.".
Regierungspräsident (German): president of the administration of a Regierungsbezirk (kind of district)
Definitions
- president of the administration of a Regierungsbezirk (kind of district)
Ancestry of “Regierungspräsident”, step by step
Regierungspräsident traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Regierung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Regierung | government |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
via German Präsident
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Präsident | president; chairman, chairperson, chair |
| 2 | French | président | president; Speaker; third-person plural present... |
| 3 | Latin | praesidēns | sitting before or in front of |