Where does “Wechselwirkung” come from?
Wechselwirkung (German) comes from German Wirkung, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Wechselwirkung (German): interaction
Definitions
- interaction
Ancestry of “Wechselwirkung”, step by step
Wechselwirkung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wirkung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wirkung | effect; action |
| 2 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 3 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via German Wechsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wechsel | change; bill of exchange |
| 2 | Middle High German | wëhsel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wehsal | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wihslaz | change |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |