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

Bewerbungsgespräch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bewerbung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewerbungapplication (for a job or position), candidature
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."

via German Gespräch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesprächconversation, chat
2Middle High Germangespræche—
3Old High Germangisprāhhi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →