Where does “Bestechungsversuch” come from?

Bestechungsversuch (German) comes from German Bestechung, from German bestechen, from German stechen, from Old High German stehhan, from Proto-West Germanic stekan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Bestechungsversuch (German): attempted bribery

Definitions

  1. attempted bribery

Ancestry of “Bestechungsversuch”, step by step

Bestechungsversuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bestechung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBestechungbribery; corruption
2Germanbestechento bribe; to win over
3Germanstechento be sharp, to stick out
4Old High Germanstehhanto stick, attach, nail
5Proto-West Germanicstekanto pierce, to stab, to stick
6Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via German Versuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersuchattempt; experiment; test, trial; try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-