Where does “Umkehr” come from?

Umkehr (German) comes from German umkehren, from Middle High German ummekēren, from Old High German umbikēren.

Umkehr (German): reversal

Definitions

  1. reversal

Ancestry of “Umkehr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumkehrento turn around
2Middle High Germanummekēren—
3Old High Germanumbikēren—

Words derived from “Umkehr”

Every word from Old High German umbikēren →Every word from Middle High German ummekēren →Every word from German umkehren →