Where does “Entschädigungssumme” come from?
Entschädigungssumme (German) comes from German summe, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Entschädigungssumme (German): compensation sum
Definitions
- compensation sum
Ancestry of “Entschädigungssumme”, step by step
Entschädigungssumme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German summe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | summe | inflection of summen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 3 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German Entschädigung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entschädigung | compensation, indemnification |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |