Where does “Landschaftsverband” come from?

Landschaftsverband (German) comes from German Verband, from German verbinden, from German ver-, 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.

Landschaftsverband (German): either of two public corporations or bodies uniting the municipalities of the two parts of the state, respectively the (northern) Rhineland and Westphalia-Lippe, forming the highest level of communal or local government

Definitions

  1. either of two public corporations or bodies uniting the municipalities of the two parts of the state, respectively the (northern) Rhineland and Westphalia-Lippe, forming the highest level of communal or local government

Ancestry of “Landschaftsverband”, step by step

Landschaftsverband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerbandbandage; union, organisation/organization;...
2Germanverbindento join, to combine, to connect; to bandage; to...
3Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
4Middle High Germanver-
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Landschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandschaftlandscape
2Middle High Germanlantschaft
3Old High Germanlantskaflandscape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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