Where does “Grundeinkommen” come from?
Grundeinkommen (German) comes from German einkommen, from German kommen, from Middle High German quemen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Grundeinkommen (German): basic income
Definitions
- basic income
Ancestry of “Grundeinkommen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | einkommen | to earn; to come in; to come to mind |
| 2 | German | kommen | to come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | quemen | to come |
| 4 | Old High German | kweman | to come |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kweman | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwemaną | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémt | to step, to take a step; to arrive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |