Where does “zusammengehören” come from?
zusammengehören (German) comes from German gehören, from Middle High German gehœren, from Old High German gihōrian, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic gahauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
zusammengehören (German): to belong together
Definitions
- to belong together
Ancestry of “zusammengehören”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gehören | to belong to, be the property of; to be a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gehœren | listen to, obey |
| 3 | Old High German | gihōrian | to hearken to |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gahauʀijan | to listen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gahauzijaną | to listen, hear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |