Where does “Geschäftslage” come from?

Geschäftslage (German) comes from German geschäft, from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

Geschäftslage (German): business situation, current business conditions the assessment of a company's current economic state, especially regarding sales, orders, and profit

Definitions

  1. business situation, current business conditions the assessment of a company's current economic state, especially regarding sales, orders, and profit

Ancestry of “Geschäftslage”, step by step

Geschäftslage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geschäft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschäftshop, store
2Germanschaffento create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...
3Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
4Old High Germanscaffan
5Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via German läge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlägefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanlāge
3Old High Germanlāga
4Proto-West Germanicliggjanto lie, to rest
5Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab-Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skappjan
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