Where does “Betriebsaufwand” come from?
Betriebsaufwand (German) comes from German Aufwand, from German aufwenden, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
Betriebsaufwand (German): operating expense, operating expenditure all costs incurred through the regular operation of a business, excluding interest and taxes
Definitions
- operating expense, operating expenditure all costs incurred through the regular operation of a business, excluding interest and taxes
Ancestry of “Betriebsaufwand”, step by step
Betriebsaufwand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aufwand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufwand | expense; expenditure |
| 2 | German | aufwenden | to spend, to apply, to expend |
| 3 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German Betrieb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 2 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 3 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |