Where does “ordnungswidrig” come from?

ordnungswidrig (German) comes from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, 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.

ordnungswidrig (German): irregular

Definitions

  1. irregular

Ancestry of “ordnungswidrig”, step by step

ordnungswidrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ordnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOrdnungarrangement, regulation; classification, order,...
2Middle High Germanordenunge
3Old High Germanordinunga
4Old High Germanordinōnto put in order
5LatinordinoI arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,...
6Latinordoa methodical series, arrangement, or order;...
7Proto-Italicord-on-row, order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German widrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwidrigadverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Italic ord-on-Every word from Latin ordo