Where does “Leistungsverzug” come from?
Leistungsverzug (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.
Leistungsverzug (German): default in performance, delay in performance a situation where a debtor fails to provide a non-monetary service or good by the agreed deadline despite the possibility of doing so
Definitions
- default in performance, delay in performance a situation where a debtor fails to provide a non-monetary service or good by the agreed deadline despite the possibility of doing so
Ancestry of “Leistungsverzug”, step by step
Leistungsverzug 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 Verzug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verzug | delay |