Where does “durcheinanderwürfeln” come from?
durcheinanderwürfeln (German) comes from German durcheinander-, from German durcheinander, 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.
durcheinanderwürfeln (German): to jumble
Definitions
- to jumble
Ancestry of “durcheinanderwürfeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | durcheinander- | a prefix denoting disorder or confusion |
| 2 | German | durcheinander | disordered, confused |
| 3 | German | einander | each other |
| 4 | Middle High German | einander | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ein | one; only |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |