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
irgendjemand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German jemand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Germany in its various senses, including |
| 5 | Latin | Germānī | Native people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus |
| 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 |
via German irgend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | irgend | at all; any, some |
| 2 | Old High German | io | always |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |