Where does “Entwicklungsvorsprung” come from?
Entwicklungsvorsprung (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.
Entwicklungsvorsprung (German): development headstart/lead/advantage
Definitions
- development headstart/lead/advantage
Ancestry of “Entwicklungsvorsprung”, step by step
Entwicklungsvorsprung 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 |
via German Vorsprung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorsprung | projection, prominence, protrusion; ledge;... |
| 2 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 3 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |