Where does “Sollzustand” come from?
Sollzustand (German) comes from German zustand, from German zustehen, from German zu-, from Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Sollzustand (German): target state
Definitions
- target state
Ancestry of “Sollzustand”, step by step
Sollzustand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zustand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zustand | condition; state |
| 2 | German | zustehen | to be entitled; to occur |
| 3 | German | zu- | Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zuo- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zuo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via German Soll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Soll | debit; kettle lake |
| 2 | German | sollen | should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall |
| 3 | Old High German | sculan | to shall |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skulan | to owe, to be obliged |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skulaną | to owe; to be obliged to, have to; shall, will,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |