Where does “Spurensicherung” come from?

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

Spurensicherung (German): securing of evidence; forensic squad, forensic...

Definitions

  1. securing of evidence; forensic squad, forensic...

Ancestry of “Spurensicherung”, step by step

Spurensicherung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sicherung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSicherungfuse; securing, safeguarding
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 spur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspurtrace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount
2Middle High Germanspur—
3Old High Germanspor—
4Proto-Germanicspurątrack
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →