Where does “Überzeugungskraft” come from?
Überzeugungskraft (German) comes from German Überzeugung, from German überzeugen, from German zeugen, from German Zeug, from Middle High German ziuc, from Old High German giziug, from Proto-Germanic teugą, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną — to pull, to draw; to lead.
Überzeugungskraft (German): persuasiveness, persuasive power, power of persuasion, convincingness
Definitions
- persuasiveness, persuasive power, power of persuasion, convincingness
Ancestry of “Überzeugungskraft”, step by step
Überzeugungskraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Überzeugung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überzeugung | conviction, belief; persuasion, convincing |
| 2 | German | überzeugen | to convince; to convince oneself |
| 3 | German | zeugen | To beget, father, procreate; To testify, bear... |
| 4 | German | Zeug | stuff, gear, equipment; material; fabric,... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ziuc | stuff, gear |
| 6 | Old High German | giziug | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teugą | A device used for pulling; handle; lever; gear;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via German kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |