Where does “Vorbereitungszeit” come from?

Vorbereitungszeit (German) comes from German Vorbereitung, from German vorbereiten, from German bereiten, from German reiten, from Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Vorbereitungszeit (German): preparation time

Definitions

  1. preparation time

Ancestry of “Vorbereitungszeit”, step by step

Vorbereitungszeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorbereitung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorbereitungpreparation
2Germanvorbereitento prepare; to prepare, to get ready
3Germanbereitento prepare, to make; to give, to cause
4Germanreitento travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;...
5Middle High Germanrītento ride
6Old High Germanrītanto ride
7Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
8Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →