Where does “Gunstgewerbe” come from?
Gunstgewerbe (German) comes from German gunst, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.
Gunstgewerbe (German): prostitution
Definitions
- prostitution
Ancestry of “Gunstgewerbe”, step by step
Gunstgewerbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gunst | favor |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via German gewerbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gewerbe | business, commercial enterprise, industry, trade |
| 2 | Middle High German | gewerbe | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | werben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | werban | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwerbaną | to turn; turn around; to move; move about; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerp- | to turn; to whirl, to twist |