Where does “Wiederverwendung” come from?
Wiederverwendung (German) comes from German wieder, from Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
Wiederverwendung (German): reuse, recycling, reutilization
Definitions
- reuse, recycling, reutilization
Ancestry of “Wiederverwendung”, step by step
Wiederverwendung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wieder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wieder | again |
| 2 | Middle High German | wider | opposite |
| 3 | Old High German | widar | against; ram |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
via German Verwendung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verwendung | use |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |