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Where does “Umstellung” come from?

Umstellung (German) comes from German umstellen, from German um, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

Umstellung (German): conversion, migration, changeover, switch,...

Definitions

  1. conversion, migration, changeover, switch,...

Ancestry of “Umstellung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumstellento surround; to relocate
2Germanumabout; around; at, by
3Middle High Germanümbe—
4Old High Germanumbiaround
5Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
6Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “Umstellung”

  • Zeitumstellung
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