Where does “Betrieb” come from?

Betrieb (German) comes from German betreiben, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Betrieb (German): operating or running a technical device,...

Definitions

  1. operating or running a technical device,...

Ancestry of “Betrieb”, step by step

Betrieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German betreiben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbetreibento run, to operate
2Germantreibento drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
3Middle High Germantrīben
4Old High Germandrīvan
5Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
6Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Middle Low German bedrîf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbedrîf

Words derived from “Betrieb

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-