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Where does “geländegängig” come from?

geländegängig (German) comes from German Gelände, from Middle High German gelende, from Old High German gilenti.

geländegängig (German): off-road, cross-country

Definitions

  1. off-road, cross-country

Ancestry of “geländegängig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeländearea, terrain
2Middle High Germangelende—
3Old High Germangilenti—
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