Where does “Wissensgesellschaft” come from?
Wissensgesellschaft (German) comes from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Wissensgesellschaft (German): knowledge society a society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information and knowledge has become the most significant economic and cultural activity
Definitions
- knowledge society a society in which the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information and knowledge has become the most significant economic and cultural activity
Ancestry of “Wissensgesellschaft”, step by step
Wissensgesellschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gesellschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesellschaft | society, community; circle; company |
| 2 | German | geselle | journeyman |
| 3 | Middle High German | geselle | companion, fellow, lover |
| 4 | Old High German | gisellio | companion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gasaljô | housemate, companion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German wissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wissen | to know; to be aware of; to remember |
| 2 | German | Besserwisser | know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck |
| 3 | German | besser | comparative degree of gut; better; inflection of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | beȥȥer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | beȥȥiro | better |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *batiʀō | better |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |