Where does “ungeordnet” come from?
ungeordnet (German) comes from German geordnet, 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.
ungeordnet (German): untidy, disorganized, confused
Definitions
- untidy, disorganized, confused
Ancestry of “ungeordnet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | geordnet | past participle of ordnen; orderly; well-ordered |
| 2 | German | ordnen | to put in order, to order |
| 3 | Middle High German | ordenen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ordinōn | to put in order |
| 5 | Latin | ordino | I arrange, put in order, organize; I rule,... |
| 6 | Latin | ordo | a methodical series, arrangement, or order;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ord-on- | row, order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |