Where does “Haftungseigenschaft” come from?
Haftungseigenschaft (German) comes from German Eigenschaft, from German eigen, from Middle High German eigen, from Old High German eigan, from Proto-West Germanic aigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₂óyḱe, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyḱ- — to possess, to own.
Haftungseigenschaft (German): adhesion property/characteristic
Definitions
- adhesion property/characteristic
Ancestry of “Haftungseigenschaft”, step by step
Haftungseigenschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Eigenschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eigenschaft | feature, property, characteristic; quality |
| 2 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |
via German Haftung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Haftung | liability; adhesion |
| 2 | German | haften | to stick; to be liable |
| 3 | German | haft | arrest, custody, imprisonment the state of being confined by order of a government or ruler |
| 4 | Middle High German | haft | captive, imprisonment, chain; imprisonment; chain... |
| 5 | Old High German | haft | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haftaz | captive, bound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ptós | grabbed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |