Where does “Erfolgsfaktor” come from?

Erfolgsfaktor (German) comes from German Erfolg, from German erfolgen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

Erfolgsfaktor (German): success factor

Definitions

  1. success factor

Ancestry of “Erfolgsfaktor”, step by step

Erfolgsfaktor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erfolg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErfolgsuccess
2Germanerfolgento happen, occur, take place; to follow, ensue
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German Faktor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaktorfactor
2LatinfactorOne who or which does or makes something; doer,...
3Latinfaciōto do
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōriusory
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-