Where does “gelingen” come from?
gelingen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gilingan, from Proto-Germanic lingwaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
Ancestry of “gelingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | gilingan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lingwaną | to make progress, succeed |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
Words derived from “gelingen”