Where does “Verkehrswende” come from?

Verkehrswende (German) comes from German verkehr, from German verkehren, from Dutch verkeren, from Dutch keren, from Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Verkehrswende (German): mobility transition, the transition of traffic and mobility to sustainable transport generated with renewable energy

Definitions

  1. mobility transition, the transition of traffic and mobility to sustainable transport generated with renewable energy

Ancestry of “Verkehrswende”, step by step

Verkehrswende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verkehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverkehrcorrespondence, traffic interaction [[involve
2Germanverkehrento interact in somebody’s sphere, to have...
3Dutchverkerento find oneself; to be found, be located;...
4DutchkerenTo turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of...
5Middle DutchkerenTo turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,...
6Old Dutchkēren
7Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

via German Wende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWendeturn; turnaround; tacking
2Middle High Germanwinde
3Old High Germanwindawinch
4Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers-