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

  1. 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

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 Verzug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerzugdelay
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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