like: Herkunft → →
die Herkunft ☊ 
nguồn gốc ☊ 
☊ Herkunft ☊ 出身 ☊ chū shēn In spite of their very different backgrounds, they immediately became friends. ☊ background ☊
your family background ☊ family ☊
a woman of Italian descent ☊ of ☊
Most coughs are viral in origin (= caused by a virus). ☊ origin ☊
children of various ethnic origins ☊ origin ☊
a person's country of origin (= where they were born) ☊ origin ☊