Where does “Betriebswirtschaftslehre” come from?

Betriebswirtschaftslehre (German) comes from German Betriebswirtschaft, 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.

Betriebswirtschaftslehre (German): business administration

Definitions

  1. business administration

Ancestry of “Betriebswirtschaftslehre”, step by step

Betriebswirtschaftslehre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Betriebswirtschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBetriebswirtschaftbusiness economics
2GermanBetrieboperating or running a technical device,...
3Germanbetreibento run, to operate
4Germantreibento drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
5Middle High Germantrīben
6Old High Germandrīvan
7Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
8Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via German Lehre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLehreteaching, tenet; apprenticeship; doctrine
2Middle High Germanlēre
3Old High Germanlērateaching, lore
4Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu
5Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-
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