Where does “Erfolgsprämie” come from?
Erfolgsprämie (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.
Erfolgsprämie (German): performance bonus, success fee, incentive an extra payment made for achieving a specific goal or a high level of performance
Definitions
- performance bonus, success fee, incentive an extra payment made for achieving a specific goal or a high level of performance
Ancestry of “Erfolgsprämie”, step by step
Erfolgsprämie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erfolg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erfolg | success |
| 2 | German | erfolgen | to happen, occur, take place; to follow, ensue |
| 3 | German | er- | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a... |
| 4 | Middle High German | er- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ir- | thoroughly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Prämie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Prämie | bonus; premium |
| 2 | Latin | praemia | nominative plural of praemium; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Latin | praemium | profit derived from booty, booty; profit,... |
| 4 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 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 |