Where does “Leistungsfaktor” come from?

Leistungsfaktor (German) comes from German Leistung, from German leisten, from Middle High German leisten, from Old High German leisten, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Leistungsfaktor (German): power factor

Definitions

  1. power factor

Ancestry of “Leistungsfaktor”, step by step

Leistungsfaktor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Faktor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFaktorfactor
2LatinfactorOne who or which does or makes something; doer,...
3Latinfaciōto do
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōriusory
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti