Where does “Leistungssteigerung” come from?
Leistungssteigerung (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.
Leistungssteigerung (German): performance enhancement
Definitions
- performance enhancement
Ancestry of “Leistungssteigerung”, step by step
Leistungssteigerung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Steigerung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Steigerung | increase; comparison |
| 2 | German | steigern | to increase, to raise; to boost, to improve, to... |
| 3 | German | steigen | to ascend, to climb, to rise; to rise; to enter,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | stîgen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stīgan | to climb up, ascend |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stīgan | to climb, to ascend |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |