Where does “Verwaltungsrat” come from?
Verwaltungsrat (German) comes from German Verwaltung, from German verwalten, 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.
Verwaltungsrat (German): board of directors the governing body of a corporation or organization, particularly in Switzerland or for public-law entities in Germany
Definitions
- board of directors the governing body of a corporation or organization, particularly in Switzerland or for public-law entities in Germany
Ancestry of “Verwaltungsrat”, step by step
Verwaltungsrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verwaltung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verwaltung | administration, management |
| 2 | German | verwalten | to manage; to administer |
| 3 | German | Ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away' |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German rät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rät | third-person singular present of raten |
| 2 | Middle High German | rāt | advice, a piece of advice, counsel |
| 3 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |