Where does “Geschäftsmann” come from?
Geschäftsmann (German) comes from German Geschäft, from Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Geschäftsmann (German): businessman
Definitions
- businessman
Ancestry of “Geschäftsmann”, step by step
Geschäftsmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geschäft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geschäft | shop; store; business; business activity |
| 2 | Middle High German | gescheft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | giscaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaskafti | creation |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaskaftiz | creation |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |