Where does “Vollzeitäquivalent” come from?
Vollzeitäquivalent (German) comes from German Vollzeit, from German voll, from Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Vollzeitäquivalent (German): full-time equivalent
Definitions
- full-time equivalent
Ancestry of “Vollzeitäquivalent”, step by step
Vollzeitäquivalent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vollzeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vollzeit | full time |
| 2 | German | voll | full; filled; full; drunk |
| 3 | Middle High German | vol | — |
| 4 | Old High German | foll | full |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via German Äquivalent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Äquivalent | equivalent |
| 2 | Latin | aequivalēns | being equivalent, having equal power; equivalent |
| 3 | Latin | aequivaleō | to be equivalent, have equal power |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |