Where does “Kraftvergeudung” come from?
Kraftvergeudung (German) comes from German Vergeudung, from German vergeuden, from Middle High German vergiuden, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Kraftvergeudung (German): waste of energy
Definitions
- waste of energy
Ancestry of “Kraftvergeudung”, step by step
Kraftvergeudung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vergeudung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vergeudung | waste |
| 2 | German | vergeuden | to squander; waste |
| 3 | Middle High German | vergiuden | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |