Where does “Währungsaufwertung” come from?
Währungsaufwertung (German) comes from German Aufwertung, from German aufwerten, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
Währungsaufwertung (German): currency appreciation an increase in the value of one currency relative to another in a floating exchange rate system
Definitions
- currency appreciation an increase in the value of one currency relative to another in a floating exchange rate system
Ancestry of “Währungsaufwertung”, step by step
Währungsaufwertung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aufwertung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufwertung | appreciation rise in value |
| 2 | German | aufwerten | to upgrade, to upvalue, to appreciate, to... |
| 3 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German Währung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Währung | currency, bank notes and cents, die Münzen und... |
| 2 | German | währen | To last, persist |
| 3 | Middle High German | warn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | warōn | to be wary; to guard, keep, take care |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warōną | to watch, to protect |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waraz | cautious; heedful; wary; watchful |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | warājáh | wild boar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | warāȷ́ʰás | boar |