Where does “Softwareentwicklung” come from?
Softwareentwicklung (German) comes from German Entwicklung, from French développement, from French développer, from Middle French desveloper, from Old French desveloper, from Old French voloper, from Vulgar Latin vuloppare, from Proto-Germanic wlappaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Softwareentwicklung (German): software development
Definitions
- software development
Ancestry of “Softwareentwicklung”, step by step
Softwareentwicklung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Entwicklung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entwicklung | evolution; development |
| 2 | French | développement | development |
| 3 | French | développer | to develop; to code |
| 4 | Middle French | desveloper | — |
| 5 | Old French | desveloper | — |
| 6 | Old French | voloper | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vuloppare | to wrap |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wlappaną | to wrap, roll up, turn, wind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via German Software
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Software | software |
| 2 | English | software | Encoded computer instructions, usually... |
| 3 | English | -ware | Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items... |
| 4 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |