Where does “Energieerzeugung” come from?

Energieerzeugung (German) comes from German Erzeugung, from German erzeugen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

Energieerzeugung (German): power generation

Definitions

  1. power generation

Ancestry of “Energieerzeugung”, step by step

Energieerzeugung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erzeugung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzeugunggeneration, creation; generating, producing;...
2Germanerzeugento produce; to generate; to cause
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German Energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnergieenergy
2Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-