Where does “ordnen” come from?

ordnen (German) comes 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.

ordnen (German): to put in order, to order

Definitions

  1. to put in order, to order

Ancestry of “ordnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanordenen—
2Old High Germanordinōnto put in order
3LatinordinoI arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,...
4Latinordoa methodical series, arrangement, or order;...
5Proto-Italicord-on-row, order
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ordnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Italic ord-on- →Every word from Latin ordo →