Where does “Zweckdienlichkeit” come from?
Zweckdienlichkeit (German) comes from German zweckdienlich, from German dienlich, from German dienen, from Middle High German dienen, from Old High German dionōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þewanōn, from Proto-Germanic þewanōną, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.
Zweckdienlichkeit (German): expediency
Definitions
- expediency
Ancestry of “Zweckdienlichkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zweckdienlich | expedient, useful, appropriate, advisable suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended |
| 2 | German | dienlich | useful, helpful |
| 3 | German | dienen | to serve |
| 4 | Middle High German | dienen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | dionōn | to serve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *þewanōn | to serve |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōną | to serve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |