Where does “Glanzleistung” come from?

Glanzleistung (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.

Glanzleistung (German): tour de force, brilliant achievement

Definitions

  1. tour de force, brilliant achievement

Ancestry of “Glanzleistung”, step by step

Glanzleistung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Leistung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeistungperformance, accomplishment; service; contractual...
2Germanleistento perform; to afford
3Middle High Germanleisten—
4Old High Germanleisten—
5Proto-Germaniclaistijanąto follow, to track; to pursue
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via German glanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglanzgleam, sparkle, glitter
2Middle High Germanglanz—
3Old High Germanglanzbright
4Proto-Germanic*glantaz—
5Proto-Germanicgʰlond-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlend-to shine; sparkle; look
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →