Where does “Personalaufbau” come from?

Personalaufbau (German) comes from German Aufbau, from German aufbauen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

Personalaufbau (German): staff expansion, increase in personnel the process of increasing the number of employees within an organization

Definitions

  1. staff expansion, increase in personnel the process of increasing the number of employees within an organization

Ancestry of “Personalaufbau”, step by step

Personalaufbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aufbau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufbauconstruction
2Germanaufbauento build, to construct, to erect; to rebuild, to...
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German Personal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPersonalstaff, personnel, employees; Short for...
2Late Latinpersonalisof a person, personly; personal; of or belonging...
3Latinpersonamask; character; person
4Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
5Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
6Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
7Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-