Where does “Nullwachstum” come from?

Nullwachstum (German) comes from German Null, from German Nulla, from Italian nulla, from Latin nūlla, from Latin nūllus, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Nullwachstum (German): zero growth a state in which an economy or a market does not grow or shrink, but remains at a constant level of output or value

Definitions

  1. zero growth a state in which an economy or a market does not grow or shrink, but remains at a constant level of output or value

Ancestry of “Nullwachstum”, step by step

Nullwachstum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Null

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNullzero; failure, loser
2GermanNulla—
3Italiannullafeminine singular of nullo; nothing, anything;...
4Latinnūllano
5Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
6Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via German Wachstum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWachstumgrowth
2Middle High Germanwahstuom—
3Proto-GermanicwahstmazAlternative form of *wastmaz; growth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Latin nūllus →