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Where does “zuordnen” come from?

zuordnen (German) comes 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.

zuordnen (German): to assign

Definitions

  1. to assign

Ancestry of “zuordnen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zuordnen”

  • zuordenbar
  • Zuordnung
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