Where does “Wirtschaftskrise” come from?
Wirtschaftskrise (German) comes from German Wirtschaft, from German -schaft, from Old High German -skaft, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Wirtschaftskrise (German): slump, depression
Definitions
- slump, depression
Ancestry of “Wirtschaftskrise”, step by step
Wirtschaftskrise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wirtschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wirtschaft | economy; inn, pub; economics |
| 2 | German | -schaft | -ship, -hood |
| 3 | Old High German | -skaft | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 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 Krise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krise | crisis |
| 2 | Latin | crisis | crisis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |