Where does “Textverarbeitungsprogramm” come from?

Textverarbeitungsprogramm (German) comes from German Textverarbeitung, from German Verarbeitung, from German verarbeiten, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Textverarbeitungsprogramm (German): word processor

Definitions

  1. word processor

Ancestry of “Textverarbeitungsprogramm”, step by step

Textverarbeitungsprogramm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Textverarbeitung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTextverarbeitungword processing
2GermanVerarbeitungprocessing
3Germanverarbeitento process, to handle, to manufacture
4GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
5Middle High Germanver-
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Programm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProgrammprogram; schedule; programming
2Latinprogrammaa proclamation, edict
3Ancient Greekπρόγραμμαwritten public notice, edict; a written public...
4Ancient Greekπρογράφωto set forth as a public notice; I set forth as a...
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós