Where does “Riesengebirge” come from?
Riesengebirge (German) comes from German Gebirge, from Middle High German gebirge, from Old High German gibirgi, from Old High German gi-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “Riesengebirge”, step by step
Riesengebirge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gebirge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gebirge | a group of mountains, mountain range, mountains;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gebirge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gibirgi | mountains, hills |
| 4 | Old High German | gi- | Used for forming the past participle; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |