Where does “Entwicklungsland” come from?
Entwicklungsland (German) comes from German Entwicklung, 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 — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Entwicklungsland (German): developing country
Definitions
- developing country
Ancestry of “Entwicklungsland”, step by step
Entwicklungsland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Entwicklung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entwicklung | evolution; development |
| 2 | French | développement | development |
| 3 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 4 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |