Where does “Schadenbegrenzung” come from?

Schadenbegrenzung (German) comes from German Begrenzung, from German begrenzen, from German grenzen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

Schadenbegrenzung (German): damage control the limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided

Definitions

  1. damage control the limiting of damage resulting from an action when damage cannot be avoided

Ancestry of “Schadenbegrenzung”, step by step

Schadenbegrenzung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Begrenzung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBegrenzungmargin, boundary, limit, border; demarcation;...
2Germanbegrenzento limit, to delimit, to restrict, to confine
3Germangrenzento border
4German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
5Middle High German-en
6Old High German-īn
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German schaden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschadento hurt, to be harmful; to damage, to harm, to...
2Middle High Germanschaden
3Old High Germanscadōn
4Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz