Where does “Vertretungsauftrag” come from?

Vertretungsauftrag (German) comes from German Vertretung, from German vertreten, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Vertretungsauftrag (German): mandate (official command)

Definitions

  1. mandate (official command)

Ancestry of “Vertretungsauftrag”, step by step

Vertretungsauftrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vertretung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVertretungrepresentation; agency; substitution
2Germanvertretento represent; to substitute
3Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
4Middle High Germanver-
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Auftrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuftragassignment, job, mission; order, instructions
2Germanauftragento assign; to wear until damaged; to apply some...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós