Where does “Bekanntmachung” come from?

Bekanntmachung (German) comes from German Machung, from German machen, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

Bekanntmachung (German): publication, the making public; announcement,...

Definitions

  1. publication, the making public; announcement,...

Ancestry of “Bekanntmachung”, step by step

Bekanntmachung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Machung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMachungmaking
2Germanmachento make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to...
3Middle High Germanmachento make
4Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
5Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
6Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via German bekannt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbekanntknown, familiar; past participle of bekennen
2Germanbekennento confess; to plead
3Middle High Germanbekennen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic makazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic makōn