Where does “irgendjemand” come from?
irgendjemand (German) comes from German jemand, from Middle High German jeman, from English German, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
irgendjemand (German): someone, somebody; anyone, anybody, anyone at...
Definitions
- someone, somebody; anyone, anybody, anyone at...
Ancestry of “irgendjemand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | jemand | someone, somebody |
| 2 | Middle High German | jeman | — |
| 3 | English | German | A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of... |
| 4 | Latin | Germānia | — |
| 5 | Latin | Germānī | — |
| 6 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 7 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |