Where does “Rücktrittserklärung” come from?

Rücktrittserklärung (German) comes from German Rücktritt, from German rück-, from Middle High German rücke, from Old High German rucki, from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Rücktrittserklärung (German): resignation

Definitions

  1. resignation

Ancestry of “Rücktrittserklärung”, step by step

Rücktrittserklärung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rücktritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRücktrittresignation, demission; rescission, cancelation;...
2Germanrück-back
3Middle High Germanrückeback
4Old High Germanruckiback
5Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
6Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German Erklärung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErklärungexplanation; declaration, statement
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."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →