Where does “Gesellschaftsvertrag” come from?

Gesellschaftsvertrag (German) comes from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Gesellschaftsvertrag (German): social contract

Definitions

  1. social contract

Ancestry of “Gesellschaftsvertrag”, step by step

Gesellschaftsvertrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesellschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesellschaftsociety, community; circle; company
2Germangesellejourneyman
3Middle High Germangesellecompanion, fellow, lover
4Old High Germangiselliocompanion
5Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Vertrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVertragagreement, contract; pact, treaty
2Middle High Germanvertraht—
3Middle High Germanvertragenconvene, agree
4Old High Germanfirtragan—
5Proto-Germanicfradraganąto draw away; seduce; to pull through; endure
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →