Where does “Zukunftsfähigkeit” come from?

Zukunftsfähigkeit (German) comes from German fähig, from German gevæhic, from Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

Zukunftsfähigkeit (German): future-proofness, sustainability, viability for the future the quality of being capable of surviving and thriving in the future, especially by being sustainable or adaptable

Definitions

  1. future-proofness, sustainability, viability for the future the quality of being capable of surviving and thriving in the future, especially by being sustainable or adaptable

Ancestry of “Zukunftsfähigkeit”, step by step

Zukunftsfähigkeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fähig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfähigcapable; able; qualified; skilled; skilful
2Germangevæhic—
3Middle High Germanvāhento catch
4Old High Germanfāhan—
5Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via German Zukunft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZukunftfuture or futurity; the future tense
2Middle High Germanzuokunft—
3Old High Germanzuochumft—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fanhaną →Every word from Old High German fāhan →