Where does “Leistungsanreiz” come from?

Leistungsanreiz (German) comes from German Anreiz, from German anreizen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

Leistungsanreiz (German): performance incentive, incentive something that motivates or encourages an individual to perform better or increase productivity

Definitions

  1. performance incentive, incentive something that motivates or encourages an individual to perform better or increase productivity

Ancestry of “Leistungsanreiz”, step by step

Leistungsanreiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anreiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnreizincentive
2Germananreizen
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Leistung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeistungperformance, accomplishment; service; contractual...
2Germanleistento perform; to afford
3Middle High Germanleisten
4Old High Germanleisten
5Proto-Germaniclaistijanąto follow, to track; to pursue
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an