Where does “Gegenleistung” come from?
Gegenleistung (German) comes from German Leistung, from German leisten, from Middle High German leisten, from Old High German leisten, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Gegenleistung (German): return, return service, quid pro quo
Definitions
- return, return service, quid pro quo
Ancestry of “Gegenleistung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leistung | performance, accomplishment; service; contractual... |
| 2 | German | leisten | to perform; to afford |
| 3 | Middle High German | leisten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | leisten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laistijaną | to follow, to track; to pursue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |