Where does “durcheinander” come from?

durcheinander (German) comes from German einander, from Middle High German einander, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

durcheinander (German): disordered, confused

Definitions

  1. disordered, confused

Ancestry of “durcheinander”, step by step

durcheinander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German einander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinandereach other
2Middle High Germaneinander—
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via German durch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandurchby means of; by; through; through; entering, then...
2Middle High Germandurchthrough
3Old High Germanduruhthrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “durcheinander”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →