Where does “gegenstand” come from?

gegenstand (German) comes from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

gegenstand (German): object, item, thing, article

Definitions

object, item, thing, article

Ancestry of “gegenstand”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	obiectum	A charge, accusation
2	Latin	obiectus	offered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed
3	Latin	obiciō	to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before
4	Latin	ob-	towards; against
5	Latin	obolus	obolus (Greek coin)
6	Ancient Greek	ὀβολός	obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7	Ancient Greek	ὀβελός	a spit, rod; a horizontal line
8	Ancient Greek	βέλος	missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9	Proto-Indo-European	gʷélHos	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “gegenstand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Latin ob- →Every word from Latin obiciō →