Where does “Energiegewinnung” come from?

Energiegewinnung (German) comes from German Energie, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ — activity, operation, vigour, efficiency.

Energiegewinnung (German): energy production

Definitions

  1. energy production

Ancestry of “Energiegewinnung”, step by step

Energiegewinnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnergieenergy
2Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency

via German Gewinnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnungproduction; extraction; reclamation
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ →Every word from German Energie →