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Where does “geordnet” come from?

geordnet (German) comes from German ordnen, from Middle High German ordenen, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

geordnet (German): past participle of ordnen; orderly; well-ordered

Definitions

  1. past participle of ordnen; orderly; well-ordered

Ancestry of “geordnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanordnento put in order, to order
2Middle High Germanordenen—
3Old High Germanordinōnto put in order
4LatinordinoI arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,...
5Latinordoa methodical series, arrangement, or order;...
6Proto-Italicord-on-row, order
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “geordnet”

  • ungeordnet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →