Feminine
Herkunft
Sentences
Meaning
- (feminine) origin, source
- (feminine) descent (lineage or hereditary derivation)
- (feminine) etymology (origin of a word)
Concepts
family line
blood line
line of descent
good family
person’s identity
appearance of auspicious omen
one’s origins
one’s upbringing
one’s past
geographical provenance
geographical origin
Synonyms
Entstehen
-gebiet
geographische Herkunft
Urquell
Herkommen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈheːɐ̯kʊnft]
Etymology
her- + kunft, from kommen. The second element's spelling development is similar to Abkunft.
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