Where does “Zeitvergeudung” come from?

Zeitvergeudung (German) comes from German Vergeudung, from German vergeuden, from Middle High German vergiuden, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Zeitvergeudung (German): waste of time

Definitions

  1. waste of time

Ancestry of “Zeitvergeudung”, step by step

Zeitvergeudung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vergeudung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVergeudungwaste
2Germanvergeudento squander; waste
3Middle High Germanvergiuden—
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →