Where does “gegeneinander” come from?

gegeneinander (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.

gegeneinander (German): against each other / one another

Definitions

  1. against each other / one another

Ancestry of “gegeneinander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinandereach other
2Middle High Germaneinander—
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →