Where does “umhergehen” come from?
umhergehen (German) comes from German gehen, from Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
umhergehen (German): to walk around
Definitions
- to walk around
Ancestry of “umhergehen”, step by step
umhergehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gehen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gehen | to go, to walk; to leave; to leave, to take off |
| 2 | Middle High German | gān | to go |
| 3 | Old High German | gān | to go |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via German umher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | umher | around, round, about |