Where does “Kündigungsfrist” come from?

Kündigungsfrist (German) comes from German frist, from Middle High German vrist, from Old High German frist, from Proto-Germanic fristiz, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Kündigungsfrist (German): notice period; cancellation period

Definitions

  1. notice period; cancellation period

Ancestry of “Kündigungsfrist”, step by step

Kündigungsfrist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German frist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfristterm, period time limit, deadline
2Middle High Germanvrist
3Old High Germanfrist
4Proto-Germanicfristizan appointed time; date
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Kündigung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKündigunga declaration of will ending a continuing...
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres-