Where does “herumbewegen” come from?
herumbewegen (German) comes from German herum, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
herumbewegen (German): to move around
Definitions
- to move around
Ancestry of “herumbewegen”, step by step
herumbewegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German herum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herum | about, around. "Schaue um dich herum." - Look... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ümbe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German bewegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bewegen | to motivate; to persuade; to prompt (someone or something to do something); to make (someone or something to do something); to induce; to get (someone or something to do something) |
| 2 | Middle High German | bewegen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | biwegan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wegan | to carry; to weigh |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |