Where does “Informationsgesellschaft” come from?
Informationsgesellschaft (German) comes from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Informationsgesellschaft (German): information society a society where the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information is the most significant economic and cultural activity
Definitions
- information society a society where the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information is the most significant economic and cultural activity
Ancestry of “Informationsgesellschaft”, step by step
Informationsgesellschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gesellschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesellschaft | society, community; circle; company |
| 2 | German | geselle | journeyman |
| 3 | Middle High German | geselle | companion, fellow, lover |
| 4 | Old High German | gisellio | companion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gasaljô | housemate, companion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Information
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Information | a piece of information; information;... |
| 2 | Latin | īnfōrmātiō | sketch, idea, conception |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |