Where does “Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung” come from?

Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung (German) comes from German Umweltverträglichkeit, 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 — passed , crossed.

Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung (German): audit for environmental compatibility

Definitions

  1. audit for environmental compatibility

Ancestry of “Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung”, step by step

Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Umweltverträglichkeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmweltverträglichkeitenvironmental compatibility
2Germanumweltverträglichenvironmentally compatible, environmentally friendly, sustainable
3Germanverträglichcompatible, bearable, acceptable, viable
4GermanVertragagreement, contract; pact, treaty
5Middle High Germanvertraht—
6Middle High Germanvertragenconvene, agree
7Old High Germanfirtragan—
8Proto-Germanicfradraganąto draw away; seduce; to pull through; endure
9Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German prüfung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprüfungan official test or examination on a subject
2Germanprüfento examine
3Latinprobāre—
4Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
5LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhu-to be
8Proto-Bantubʊ̀-Class 14 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →