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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

  1. untidy, disorganized, confused

Ancestry of “ungeordnet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeordnetpast participle of ordnen; orderly; well-ordered
2Germanordnento put in order, to order
3Middle High Germanordenen—
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
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