Where does “branchenübergreifend” come from?

branchenübergreifend (German) comes from German Branche, from French branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

branchenübergreifend (German): cross-sectoral, cross-industry, trans-sectoral affecting or relating to more than one industry or field of business

Definitions

  1. cross-sectoral, cross-industry, trans-sectoral affecting or relating to more than one industry or field of business

Ancestry of “branchenübergreifend”, step by step

branchenübergreifend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Branche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBranchesector, industry, trade
2Frenchbranchebranch; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchbranchebranch
4Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
5Gaulishvranca
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂

via German übergreifend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanübergreifendoverarching, comprehensive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂Every word from Gaulish vrancaEvery word from Late Latin branca