Where does “Forschungsgemeinschaft” come from?
Forschungsgemeinschaft (German) comes from German Gemeinschaft, from German Schaft, from Old High German scaft, from Proto-West Germanic skaft, from Proto-Germanic skaftaz, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Forschungsgemeinschaft (German): research foundation
Definitions
- research foundation
Ancestry of “Forschungsgemeinschaft”, step by step
Forschungsgemeinschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gemeinschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gemeinschaft | community, collective |
| 2 | German | Schaft | shaft |
| 3 | Old High German | scaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skaft | shaft |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaftaz | shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skeh₂p- | rod, shaft, staff, club |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
via German Forschung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Forschung | research |
| 2 | Middle High German | vorschunge | — |