Herkunft

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈheːɐ̯kʊnft]
  • (file)

Noun

Herkunft f (genitive Herkunft, plural Herkünfte)

  1. origin, source
  2. descent (lineage or hereditary derivation)
    Meine Familie sind germanischer Herkunft.
    My family are of Germanic heritage.
  3. etymology (origin of a word)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Herkunft in Duden online
  • Herkunft in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.