Where does “Bewerbung” come from?

Bewerbung (German) comes from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Bewerbung (German): application (for a job or position), candidature

Definitions

  1. application (for a job or position), candidature

Ancestry of “Bewerbung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
2Middle High German-ung—
3Old High German-unga-ing
4Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “Bewerbung”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →