Where does “Stiftungsvermögen” come from?

Stiftungsvermögen (German) comes from German Stiftung, from German stiften, from Old High German stiften, from Proto-Germanic stiklaz, from Proto-Germanic stikiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Stiftungsvermögen (German): endowment capital, endowment fund

Definitions

  1. endowment capital, endowment fund

Ancestry of “Stiftungsvermögen”, step by step

Stiftungsvermögen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stiftung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStiftungfoundation
2Germanstiftento endow, to donate
3Old High Germanstiften—
4Proto-Germanicstiklaz—
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via German vermögen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvermögento be able to; may; to cause someone to do...
2Middle High Germanvermügen—
3Old High Germanfirmugan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →