Where does “Mahnwesen” come from?

Mahnwesen (German) comes from German wēsen, from Middle High German wësen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Mahnwesen (German): dunning, accounts receivable management, debt collection process the systematic process of tracking and collecting overdue payments from debtors

Definitions

  1. dunning, accounts receivable management, debt collection process the systematic process of tracking and collecting overdue payments from debtors

Ancestry of “Mahnwesen”, step by step

Mahnwesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wēsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwēsencreature, being
2Middle High Germanwësen—
3Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via German mahnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmahnento urge to do a specific, necessary task; to beg...
2Middle High Germanmanen—
3Old High Germanmanōn—
4Proto-Germanicmanōnąto bring to mind; remind; to admonish; warn; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wesan →
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