Polyglot Dictionary

Herkunft

/ˈheːɐ̯ˌkʊnft/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. origin, background

    • Die Herkunft des Namens ist unklar.

      The origin of the name is unclear.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hintergrund

Herkunft is more specifically about origin, where someone comes from; Hintergrund is more general context or background.

Similar in other languages

English

root

Close — origin/background relates to a root.

English

pedigree

Close — origin, background relates to a pedigree.

Practice

1 What does Herkunft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Namens ist unklar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Herkunft?

noun

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