Where does “Berufsabschluss” come from?

Berufsabschluss (German) comes from German Abschluss, from German abschließen, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Berufsabschluss (German): professional qualification

Definitions

  1. professional qualification

Ancestry of “Berufsabschluss”, step by step

Berufsabschluss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abschluss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbschlussexclusion; end; graduation
2Germanabschließento end, to finish or complete; to shut off; to...
3Germanschließento shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to...
4Middle High Germanslieȥen
5Old High Germanslioȥan
6Proto-West Germanic*sleutanto bolt, lock
7Proto-Germanicsleutanąto bolt, lock; to shut, close
8Proto-Indo-European(s)klewd-to lock
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
10Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via German Beruf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBerufoccupation, profession, trade, job, career;...
2Middle High Germanberufen
3Old High Germanbiruofōn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-