Where does “Wertschöpfung” come from?
Wertschöpfung (German) comes from German Schöpfung, from German schöpfen, from Middle High German schepfen, from Old High German scephen, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Wertschöpfung (German): added value, value added
Definitions
- added value, value added
Ancestry of “Wertschöpfung”, step by step
Wertschöpfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schöpfung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schöpfung | creation |
| 2 | German | schöpfen | to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket |
| 3 | Middle High German | schepfen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scephen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via German wert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 3 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |