Where does “Sammelbegriff” come from?

Sammelbegriff (German) comes from German sammeln, from Middle High German sameln, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

Sammelbegriff (German): collective noun

Definitions

  1. collective noun

Ancestry of “Sammelbegriff”, step by step

Sammelbegriff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sammeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansammelnto gather; to assemble; to collect; to...
2Middle High Germansameln—
3Proto-Germanic*samnōną—

via German Begriff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBegriffterm, word; idea, conception, perception,...
2Middle High Germanbegrifregion, area
Every word from Proto-Germanic *samnōną →Every word from Middle High German sameln →Every word from German sammeln →