Where does “Kreislaufwirtschaft” come from?
Kreislaufwirtschaft (German) comes from German Wirtschaft, from German -schaft, from Old High German -skaft, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Kreislaufwirtschaft (German): circular economy
Definitions
- circular economy
Ancestry of “Kreislaufwirtschaft”, step by step
Kreislaufwirtschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wirtschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wirtschaft | economy; inn, pub; economics |
| 2 | German | -schaft | -ship, -hood |
| 3 | Old High German | -skaft | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via German Kreislauf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kreislauf | loop, cycle; circuit; circulation |
| 2 | German | Lauf | a run; a leg of certain animals; barrel |
| 3 | Middle High German | louf | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hlouf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupą | leap; course, race |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |