Where does “Regierungsauftrag” come from?

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

Regierungsauftrag (German): Mandate to form a government

Definitions

  1. Mandate to form a government

Ancestry of “Regierungsauftrag”, step by step

Regierungsauftrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Regierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegierunggovernment
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 Auftrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuftragassignment, job, mission; order, instructions
2Germanauftragento assign; to wear until damaged; to apply some...
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