Where does “Untersuchungskommission” come from?

Untersuchungskommission (German) comes from German Kommission, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Untersuchungskommission (German): investigative commission

Definitions

  1. investigative commission

Ancestry of “Untersuchungskommission”, step by step

Untersuchungskommission traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kommission

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKommissioncommission
2Latincommissiocommission
3LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Untersuchung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUntersuchungexamination, investigation
2Germanuntersuchento examine, to investigate
3Germansuchento seek; to search, to look for
4Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
5Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
6Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
7Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →