Where does “Kontrahierungszwang” come from?

Kontrahierungszwang (German) comes from German Kontrahierung, from German kontrahieren, from Latin contrahō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kontrahierungszwang (German): obligation to contract

Definitions

  1. obligation to contract

Ancestry of “Kontrahierungszwang”, step by step

Kontrahierungszwang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kontrahierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKontrahierungcontracting
2Germankontrahierento contract
3Latincontrahōto draw in, bring or drag several objects together; collect, assemble, gather, amass
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Zwang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwangcompulsion, obligation
2Middle High Germantwanc
3Old High Germangeduang
4Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
5Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
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