Where does “Standortwettbewerb” come from?

Standortwettbewerb (German) comes from German Standort, from German ort, from Middle High German ort, from Old High German ort, from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Standortwettbewerb (German): location competition, locational competition the rivalry between different regions or countries to attract businesses, investment, and skilled labor by offering favorable conditions

Definitions

  1. location competition, locational competition the rivalry between different regions or countries to attract businesses, investment, and skilled labor by offering favorable conditions

Ancestry of “Standortwettbewerb”, step by step

Standortwettbewerb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Standort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStandortlocation, place, site; base; position
2Germanortplace, location, point, position
3Middle High Germanortpoint , corner, end point, boundary, border,...
4Old High Germanortsharp point
5Proto-West Germanic*oʀdsharp point, spear-point, spear
6Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via German Wettbewerb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWettbewerbcompetition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-
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