Where does “Mitwirkungspflicht” come from?

Mitwirkungspflicht (German) comes from German Pflicht, from Old High German pfliht, from Proto-West Germanic plihti, from Proto-West Germanic plehan — to stand up for; to be responsible for.

Mitwirkungspflicht (German): duty to collaborate; duty to cooperate

Definitions

  1. duty to collaborate; duty to cooperate

Ancestry of “Mitwirkungspflicht”, step by step

Mitwirkungspflicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pflicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflichtduty
2Old High Germanpfliht
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for

via German Mitwirkung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMitwirkungparticipation, involvement, the quality of being involved
Every word from Proto-West Germanic plehanEvery word from Proto-West Germanic plihtiEvery word from Old High German pfliht