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Where does “gehörig” come from?

gehörig (German) comes from German gehören, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gehörig (German): proper; belonging to; awfully, a lot

Definitions

  1. proper; belonging to; awfully, a lot

Ancestry of “gehörig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangehörento belong to, be the property of; to be a...
2Middle High Germangehœrenlisten to, obey
3Old High Germangihōrianto hearken to
4Proto-West Germanic*gahauʀijan—
5Proto-Germanicgahauzijanąto listen, hear
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,...

Words derived from “gehörig”

  • zugehörig
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