Where does “Effizienzsteigerung” come from?

Effizienzsteigerung (German) comes from German Steigerung, from German steigern, from German steigen, from Middle High German stîgen, from Old High German stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic stīgan, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti — to go; to climb.

Effizienzsteigerung (German): efficiency increase, efficiency gain the act or process of making a system or organization more effective by reducing waste or optimizing resources

Definitions

  1. efficiency increase, efficiency gain the act or process of making a system or organization more effective by reducing waste or optimizing resources

Ancestry of “Effizienzsteigerung”, step by step

Effizienzsteigerung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Steigerung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSteigerungincrease; comparison
2Germansteigernto increase, to raise; to boost, to improve, to...
3Germansteigento ascend, to climb, to rise; to rise; to enter,...
4Middle High Germanstîgen
5Old High Germanstīganto climb up, ascend
6Proto-West Germanicstīganto climb, to ascend
7Proto-Germanicstīganąto go up; climb, ascend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via German Effizienz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEffizienzefficiency
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic stīganą