Where does “irgendwoher” come from?
irgendwoher (German) comes from German woher, from German hēr, from Old High German hera, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
irgendwoher (German): from some place, from somewhere
Definitions
- from some place, from somewhere
Ancestry of “irgendwoher”, step by step
irgendwoher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German woher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woher | where from, whence; how |
| 2 | German | hēr | hither, to this place, to here, to me/us |
| 3 | Old High German | hera | hither |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
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 |