Where does “Beschäftigungsrückgang” come from?
Beschäftigungsrückgang (German) comes from German Rückgang, from German gang, from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s — to walk; to step.
Beschäftigungsrückgang (German): decline in employment, fall in employment a decrease in the total number of people employed within an economy, industry, or company
Definitions
- decline in employment, fall in employment a decrease in the total number of people employed within an economy, industry, or company
Ancestry of “Beschäftigungsrückgang”, step by step
Beschäftigungsrückgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rückgang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rückgang | decline |
| 2 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 3 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 5 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via German Beschäftigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschäftigung | occupation |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |