Where does “Schlachtordnung” come from?

Schlachtordnung (German) comes from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Schlachtordnung (German): order of battle

Definitions

  1. order of battle

Ancestry of “Schlachtordnung”, step by step

Schlachtordnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ordnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOrdnungarrangement, regulation; classification, order,...
2Middle High Germanordenunge—
3Old High Germanordinunga—
4Old High Germanordinōnto put in order
5LatinordinoI arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,...
6Latinordoa methodical series, arrangement, or order;...
7Proto-Italicord-on-row, order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German Schlacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlachtbattle
2Middle High Germanslaht—
3Old High Germanslahta—
4Proto-Germanicslahtō—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Italic ord-on- →Every word from Latin ordo →