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Where does “gebührend” come from?

gebührend (German) comes from German gebühren, from Middle High German gebürn, from Old High German giburien, from Proto-Germanic *gaburjan, from Proto-Germanic gaburjaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gebührend (German): befitting, worthy

Definitions

  1. befitting, worthy

Ancestry of “gebührend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebührento belong to, to be due to; to be proper
2Middle High Germangebürn—
3Old High Germangiburien—
4Proto-Germanic*gaburjan—
5Proto-Germanicgaburjanąto be due; beseem; to rise; emerge; to occur;...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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