Where does “Pflichterfüllung” come from?

Pflichterfüllung (German) comes from German Erfüllung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Pflichterfüllung (German): fulfillment of duty

Definitions

  1. fulfillment of duty

Ancestry of “Pflichterfüllung”, step by step

Pflichterfüllung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erfüllung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErfüllungfulfillment
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via German Pflicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflichtduty
2Old High Germanpfliht—
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →