Where does “Liquiditätsengpass” come from?
Liquiditätsengpass (German) comes from German Engpass, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Liquiditätsengpass (German): liquidity shortage, cash crunch a temporary situation where cash outflows exceed cash inflows, hindering the ability to meet short-term obligations
Definitions
- liquidity shortage, cash crunch a temporary situation where cash outflows exceed cash inflows, hindering the ability to meet short-term obligations
Ancestry of “Liquiditätsengpass”, step by step
Liquiditätsengpass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Engpass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Engpass | defile very narrow path, especially in mountainous terrain |
| 2 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 3 | French | passeport | passport |
| 4 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 5 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 6 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 7 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 8 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 9 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 10 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 11 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 12 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via German Liquidität
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Liquidität | liquidity |
| 2 | English | liquid | A substance that is flowing, and keeping no... |
| 3 | Middle English | liquide | liquid; fluid, flowing, unconstrained |
| 4 | Old French | liquide | liquid |
| 5 | Latin | liquidus | liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,... |
| 6 | Latin | liqueō | to be liquid, fluid |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wlikʷēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wleykʷ- | moist, to wet |