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Where does “gehören” come from?

gehören (German) comes from Middle High German gehœren, from Old High German gihōrian, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic gahauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gehören (German): to belong to, be the property of; to be a...

Definitions

  1. to belong to, be the property of; to be a...

Ancestry of “gehören”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangehœrenlisten to, obey
2Old High Germangihōrianto hearken to
3Proto-West Germanic*gahauʀijan—
4Proto-Germanicgahauzijanąto listen, hear
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gehören”

  • zugehörig
  • angehören
  • gehörig
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