Where does “Molkereibetrieb” come from?

Molkereibetrieb (German) comes from German Betrieb, from German betreiben, from German treiben, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- — to support; to hold.

Molkereibetrieb (German): dairy plant, creamery plant

Definitions

  1. dairy plant, creamery plant

Ancestry of “Molkereibetrieb”, step by step

Molkereibetrieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Betrieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBetrieboperating or running a technical device,...
2Germanbetreibento run, to operate
3Germantreibento drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
4Middle High Germantrīben
5Old High Germandrīvan
6Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
7Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via German Molkerei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMolkereidairy place where milk is processed
2German-ereiwarten — Warterei; singen — Singerei
3Middle High German-erīe
4Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
5Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-