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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anreiz | incentive |
| 2 | German | anreizen | — |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Leistung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leistung | performance, accomplishment; service; contractual... |
| 2 | German | leisten | to perform; to afford |
| 3 | Middle High German | leisten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | leisten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laistijaną | to follow, to track; to pursue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |