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Where does “Bewerbungsgespräch” come from?

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

Bewerbungsgespräch (German): a job interview

Definitions

  1. a job interview

Ancestry of “Bewerbungsgespräch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewerbungapplication , candidature; promotion
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
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