Where does “herumreisen” come from?
herumreisen (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.
herumreisen (German): to travel around
Definitions
- to travel around
Ancestry of “herumreisen”, step by step
herumreisen 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 reisen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reisen | to travel; to fall |
| 2 | Middle High German | reisen | to fall |
| 3 | Old High German | reisōn | to arise, set out, set out on a journey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | to set out, depart, journey |
| 5 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |