Where does “Lohnniveau” come from?
Lohnniveau (German) comes from German Niveau, from French niveau, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Lohnniveau (German): wage level, level of wages the average or general scale of salaries and wages within a specific economy or sector
Definitions
- wage level, level of wages the average or general scale of salaries and wages within a specific economy or sector
Ancestry of “Lohnniveau”, step by step
Lohnniveau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Niveau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Niveau | level |
| 2 | French | niveau | level |
| 3 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 5 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 6 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via German Lohn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lohn | wage; reward |
| 2 | Middle High German | lôn | — |
| 3 | English | loan | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance... |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | lòn | pool |
| 5 | Middle Irish | lon | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | lón | fat; provision, food, victuals, sustenance; feast |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *lawano- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |