Where does “hierhergehörig” come from?
hierhergehörig (German) comes from German gehörig, from German gehören, from Middle High German gehœren, from Old High German gihōrian, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic gahauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hierhergehörig (German): belonging in this place, properly situated here
Definitions
- belonging in this place, properly situated here
Ancestry of “hierhergehörig”, step by step
hierhergehörig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gehörig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gehörig | proper; belonging to; awfully, a lot |
| 2 | German | gehören | to belong to, be the property of; to be a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | gehœren | listen to, obey |
| 4 | Old High German | gihōrian | to hearken to |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gahauʀijan | to listen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gahauzijaną | to listen, hear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German hierhergehören
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hierhergehören | to belong in this place, to be properly situated here |
| 2 | German | hierher | to here, here (to this place), hither |
| 3 | German | Hier | here, this place |
| 4 | Middle High German | hier | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hier | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |