Where does “Zuständigkeitsbereich” come from?

Zuständigkeitsbereich (German) comes from German Zuständigkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Zuständigkeitsbereich (German): field of responsibility, area of competence; jurisdiction

Definitions

  1. field of responsibility, area of competence; jurisdiction

Ancestry of “Zuständigkeitsbereich”, step by step

Zuständigkeitsbereich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zuständigkeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZuständigkeitresponsibility
2German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
3German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
4Middle High German-heitness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective
5Old High German-heitnature, character
6Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
7Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-

via German Bereich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBereicharea, realm, range, scope; course of study or...
2Germanbereichento extend; to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-Every word from German -keitEvery word from German -heit
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