Where does “gattungstypisch” come from?

gattungstypisch (German) comes from German Gattung, from Middle High German gatunge, from Middle High German gaten — to come together, to fit.

gattungstypisch (German): genus-typical

Definitions

  1. genus-typical

Ancestry of “gattungstypisch”, step by step

gattungstypisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gattung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGattunggenus; voice, gender; genre
2Middle High Germangatunge—
3Middle High Germangatento come together, to fit

via German typisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantypischtypical
Every word from Middle High German gaten →Every word from Middle High German gatunge →Every word from German Gattung →