Where does “Regierungssitz” come from?

Regierungssitz (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.".

Regierungssitz (German): seat of government

Definitions

  1. seat of government

Ancestry of “Regierungssitz”, step by step

Regierungssitz 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 Sitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSitzseat; domicile
2Middle High Germansiz—
3Old High Germansiz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →