Where does “Zwischenbilanz” come from?
Zwischenbilanz (German) comes from German zwischen, from Old High German [[in]] [[zuiskēn]], from Old High German zuiski, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Zwischenbilanz (German): interim result
Definitions
- interim result
Ancestry of “Zwischenbilanz”, step by step
Zwischenbilanz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zwischen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zwischen | between; among, amongst |
| 2 | Old High German | [[in]] [[zuiskēn]] | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zuiski | twofold |
| 4 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via German Bilanz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bilanz | balance sheet, balance; result |
| 2 | Italian | bilancio | balance (list of credits and debits), balance sheet, budget |
| 3 | Late Latin | bilancia | — |
| 4 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 5 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *dwi- | two, bi-, di |