Where does “Turnübung” come from?

Turnübung (German) comes from German Übung, from Middle High German üebunge, from Old High German uobunga.

Turnübung (German): gymnastic exercise

Definitions

  1. gymnastic exercise

Ancestry of “Turnübung”, step by step

Turnübung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Übung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜbungpractice; practice; exercise; training; workout;...
2Middle High Germanüebunge—
3Old High Germanuobunga—

via German turnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanturnento do gymnastics
Every word from Old High German uobunga →Every word from Middle High German üebunge →Every word from German Übung →