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
- business administration
Ancestry of “Betriebswirtschaftslehre”, step by step
Betriebswirtschaftslehre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Betriebswirtschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betriebswirtschaft | business economics |
| 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 |
via German Lehre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lehre | teaching, tenet; apprenticeship; doctrine |
| 2 | Middle High German | lēre | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lēra | teaching, lore |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laizō | teaching; lore; doctrine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |