Where does “Gipfelleistung” come from?
Gipfelleistung (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.
Gipfelleistung (German): crowning achievement
Definitions
- crowning achievement
Ancestry of “Gipfelleistung”, step by step
Gipfelleistung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leistung
| 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 |
via German Gipfel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gipfel | peak, pinnacle; summit |