Where does “auswirken” come from?

auswirken (German) comes from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

auswirken (German): To affect, impact

Definitions

  1. To affect, impact

Ancestry of “auswirken”, step by step

auswirken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wirken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
2Middle High Germanwirken—
3Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
4Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
5Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German aus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
2Old High Germanūzout
3Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
4Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “auswirken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan →
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