Where does “Selbstauskunft” come from?
Selbstauskunft (German) comes from German Auskunft, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
Selbstauskunft (German): a voluntary disclosure of personal employment and financial details, usually in support of an application for something
Definitions
- a voluntary disclosure of personal employment and financial details, usually in support of an application for something
Ancestry of “Selbstauskunft”, step by step
Selbstauskunft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Auskunft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Auskunft | enquiry |
| 2 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 3 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 4 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 5 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |