Where does “Umweltverträglichkeit” come from?
Umweltverträglichkeit (German) comes from German umweltverträglich, from German verträglich, from German Vertrag, from Middle High German vertraht, from Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, from Proto-Germanic fradraganą, from Proto-Germanic fra- — passed , crossed.
Umweltverträglichkeit (German): environmental compatibility
Definitions
- environmental compatibility
Ancestry of “Umweltverträglichkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | umweltverträglich | environmentally compatible, environmentally friendly, sustainable |
| 2 | German | verträglich | compatible, bearable, acceptable, viable |
| 3 | German | Vertrag | agreement, contract; pact, treaty |
| 4 | Middle High German | vertraht | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | vertragen | convene, agree |
| 6 | Old High German | firtragan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fradraganą | to draw away; seduce; to pull through; endure |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |