Where does “Auswirkung” come from?
Auswirkung (German) comes from German auswirken, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Auswirkung (German): impact; implication; effect, consequence
Definitions
- impact; implication; effect, consequence
Ancestry of “Auswirkung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | auswirken | To affect, impact |
| 2 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 3 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
Words derived from “Auswirkung”