Where does “Untergangsstimmung” come from?

Untergangsstimmung (German) comes from German Untergang, from German Gang, from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Untergangsstimmung (German): feeling of doom

Definitions

  1. feeling of doom

Ancestry of “Untergangsstimmung”, step by step

Untergangsstimmung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Untergang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUntergangfall, downfall, doom; sinking; setting
2GermanGangmotion, movement, progress, way, going; gait, way...
3Middle High Germangancprocession
4Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
5Proto-Germanic*gang
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via German Stimmung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStimmungmood; lively atmosphere; vibe; exuberance;...
2Germanstimmento be right, be true; to vote; to tune
3Germanstimmeinflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular...
4Middle High Germanstimme
5Old High Germanstimma
6Proto-Germanic*stebnu
7Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz