Where does “Eigeninteresse” come from?
Eigeninteresse (German) comes from German interesse, from Latin interesse, from Latin esse, from Ancient Greek οὐσία, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
Eigeninteresse (German): self-interest
Definitions
- self-interest
Ancestry of “Eigeninteresse”, step by step
Eigeninteresse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German interesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | interesse | interest attention and concern |
| 2 | Latin | interesse | present active infinitive of intersum; to... |
| 3 | Latin | esse | present infinitive of sum; state, condition;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | οὐσία | that which is one's own, one's substance,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via German eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |