Where does “ordentlich” come from?
ordentlich (German) comes from German ordnen, from Middle High German ordenen, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino, from Latin ordo, from Proto-Italic ord-on-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ordentlich (German): tidy, orderly
Definitions
- tidy, orderly
Ancestry of “ordentlich”, step by step
ordentlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ordnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ordnen | to put in order, to order |
| 2 | Middle High German | ordenen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 4 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 5 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |