Where does “Auftragslage” come from?

Auftragslage (German) comes from German läge, from Middle High German lāge, from Old High German lāga, from Proto-West Germanic liggjan, from Proto-Germanic ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Auftragslage (German): order situation, state of the order book the current volume and value of orders received by a business or industry

Definitions

  1. order situation, state of the order book the current volume and value of orders received by a business or industry

Ancestry of “Auftragslage”, step by step

Auftragslage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlägefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanlāge—
3Old High Germanlāga—
4Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
5Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via German Auftrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuftragassignment, job, mission; order, instructions
2Germanauftragento assign; to wear until damaged; to apply some...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ligjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic liggjan →