Where does “Gattungswesen” come from?

Gattungswesen (German) comes from German -wesen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Gattungswesen (German): generic being

Definitions

  1. generic being

Ancestry of “Gattungswesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-wesenarea of human activity
2Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
3Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →