Where does “Verwaltungssprache” come from?

Verwaltungssprache (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.

Verwaltungssprache (German): administrationspeak

Definitions

  1. administrationspeak

Ancestry of “Verwaltungssprache”, step by step

Verwaltungssprache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verwaltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerwaltungadministration, management
2Germanverwaltento manage; to administer
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
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 sprāche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprāchelanguage body of words, and set of methods of combining them
2Middle High Germansprāche—
3Old High Germansprāhha—
4Proto-West Germanic*sprākuspeech, language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →