Where does “Private-Equity-Gesellschaft” come from?

Private-Equity-Gesellschaft (German) comes from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Private-Equity-Gesellschaft (German): private equity firm an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of operating companies

Definitions

  1. private equity firm an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of operating companies

Ancestry of “Private-Equity-Gesellschaft”, step by step

Private-Equity-Gesellschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesellschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesellschaftsociety, community; circle; company
2Germangesellejourneyman
3Middle High Germangesellecompanion, fellow, lover
4Old High Germangiselliocompanion
5Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Private Equity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrivate Equity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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