Where does “Entwicklung” come from?

Entwicklung (German) comes from French développement, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Entwicklung (German): evolution; development

Definitions

  1. evolution; development

Ancestry of “Entwicklung”, step by step

Entwicklung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French développement

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdéveloppementdevelopment
2Frenchdévelopperto develop; to code
3Middle Frenchdesveloper—
4Old Frenchdesveloper—
5Old Frenchvoloper—
6Vulgar Latinvuloppareto wrap
7Proto-Germanicwlappanąto wrap, roll up, turn, wind
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German entwickeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentwickelnto develop, to gain; to develop; to shape up
2Germanwickelnto wrap
3Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
4Old High Germanwickilī—
5Old High Germanwiohha—
6Proto-Germanic*weukā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “Entwicklung”

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