Where does “Feststellungsklage” come from?

Feststellungsklage (German) comes from German Feststellung, from German feststellen, from Luxembourgish fest-, from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Feststellungsklage (German): declaratory action

Definitions

  1. declaratory action

Ancestry of “Feststellungsklage”, step by step

Feststellungsklage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feststellung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeststellungdetermination
2Germanfeststellento notice, to realize; to determine, to...
3Luxembourgishfest-firm, steady
4Germanfëst
5Middle High Germanfëst
6Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
7LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
8Proto-Italicfēstos

via German klage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklageinflection of klagen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanklage
3Old High Germanklaga
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos