Where does “Betriebsamkeit” come from?
Betriebsamkeit (German) comes from German betriebsam, from German Betrieb, 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 — to support; to hold.
Betriebsamkeit (German): industriousness
Definitions
- industriousness
Ancestry of “Betriebsamkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | betriebsam | busy, industrious |
| 2 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 3 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 4 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 5 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 6 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |