Where does “Treuhandwesen” come from?

Treuhandwesen (German) comes from German wēsen, from Middle High German wësen, from Old High German wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Treuhandwesen (German): fiduciary affairs, trustee system the entire sector or system dealing with the administration of assets by a third party on behalf of a beneficiary

Definitions

  1. fiduciary affairs, trustee system the entire sector or system dealing with the administration of assets by a third party on behalf of a beneficiary

Ancestry of “Treuhandwesen”, step by step

Treuhandwesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wēsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwēsencreature, being
2Middle High Germanwësen
3Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via German Treuhand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTreuhandtrust
2GermanTreuhandverhältnis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wesan