Where does “irgendwo” come from?
irgendwo (German) comes from German wô, from Middle High German wā, from Old High German wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
irgendwo (German): somewhere; anywhere
Definitions
- somewhere; anywhere
Ancestry of “irgendwo”, step by step
irgendwo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wô | where at what place |
| 2 | Middle High German | wā | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wār | id; true |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
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 |