Where does “ordre” come from?
ordre (German) comes from German ordern, from German Order, from English order, from German Ordnung, from Middle High German ordenunge, from Old High German ordinunga, from Old High German ordinōn, from Latin ordino — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ordre (German): inflection of ordern: ## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of ordern: ## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “ordre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ordern | to order |
| 2 | German | Order | order, command; order |
| 3 | English | order | Arrangement, disposition, or sequence; A position... |
| 4 | German | Ordnung | arrangement, regulation; classification, order,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ordenunge | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ordinunga | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 8 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 9 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |