Where does “gelingbar” come from?

gelingbar (German) comes from German gelingen, from Middle High German gelingen, from Old High German gilingan, from Proto-Germanic lingwaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

gelingbar (German): achievable, manageable

Definitions

  1. achievable, manageable

Ancestry of “gelingbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangelingento succeed
2Middle High Germangelingen—
3Old High Germangilingan—
4Proto-Germaniclingwanąto make progress, succeed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lingwaną →Every word from Old High German gilingan →
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