Where does “herumtreiben” come from?
herumtreiben (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.
herumtreiben (German): to run around, to hang around, to roam the...
Definitions
- to run around, to hang around, to roam the...
Ancestry of “herumtreiben”, step by step
herumtreiben 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 treiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 2 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |