Where does “Auftragsverarbeiter” come from?

Auftragsverarbeiter (German) comes from German verarbeiten, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Auftragsverarbeiter (German): data processor

Definitions

  1. data processor

Ancestry of “Auftragsverarbeiter”, step by step

Auftragsverarbeiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verarbeiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverarbeitento process, to handle, to manufacture
2GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
3Middle High Germanver-—
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Auftrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuftragassignment, job, mission; order, instructions
2Germanauftragento assign; to wear until damaged; to apply some...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →