Where does “Besitzstandswahrung” come from?
Besitzstandswahrung (German) comes from German Besitzstand, from German besitz, from Middle High German besitz, from Middle High German besitzen, from Old High German bisizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisittjan, from Proto-Germanic bisitjaną, from Proto-Germanic bi- — on, onto.
Besitzstandswahrung (German): maintenance of existing rights/entitlements
Definitions
- maintenance of existing rights/entitlements
Ancestry of “Besitzstandswahrung”, step by step
Besitzstandswahrung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Besitzstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Besitzstand | acquis communautaire |
| 2 | German | besitz | singular imperative of besitzen |
| 3 | Middle High German | besitz | seat, place |
| 4 | Middle High German | besitzen | to sit; to beseige |
| 5 | Old High German | bisizzen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *bisittjan | to sit by, near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bisitjaną | to sit among, sit near |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Währung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Währung | currency, bank notes and cents, die Münzen und... |
| 2 | German | währen | To last, persist |
| 3 | Middle High German | warn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | warōn | to be wary; to guard, keep, take care |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warōną | to watch, to protect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waraz | cautious; heedful; wary; watchful |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | warājáh | wild boar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | warāȷ́ʰás | boar |