Where does “Wattleistung” come from?
Wattleistung (German) comes from German Leistung, from German leisten, from Middle High German leisten, from Old High German leisten, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Wattleistung (German): wattage
Definitions
- wattage
Ancestry of “Wattleistung”, step by step
Wattleistung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leistung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leistung | performance, accomplishment; service; contractual... |
| 2 | German | leisten | to perform; to afford |
| 3 | Middle High German | leisten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | leisten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laistijaną | to follow, to track; to pursue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Watt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |