Where does “Verbandsgemeinde” come from?
Verbandsgemeinde (German) comes from German Verband, from German verbinden, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Verbandsgemeinde (German): An administrative unit in the German Bundesländer...
Definitions
- An administrative unit in the German Bundesländer...
Ancestry of “Verbandsgemeinde”, step by step
Verbandsgemeinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verband
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verband | bandage; union, organisation/organization;... |
| 2 | German | verbinden | to join, to combine, to connect; to bandage; to... |
| 3 | German | ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |