Where does “Gelegenheitsbildung” come from?

Gelegenheitsbildung (German) comes from German Bildung, from Middle High German bildunge, from Old High German bildunga.

Gelegenheitsbildung (German): nonce word, ad-hoc formation

Definitions

  1. nonce word, ad-hoc formation

Ancestry of “Gelegenheitsbildung”, step by step

Gelegenheitsbildung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bildung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildungcultivation, refinement, education, culture;...
2Middle High Germanbildunge—
3Old High Germanbildunga—

via German gelegenheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangelegenheitopportunity, chance, instance, occasion
2Middle High Germangelegenheit—
Every word from Old High German bildunga →Every word from Middle High German bildunge →Every word from German Bildung →