Where does “einkommensschwach” come from?

einkommensschwach (German) comes from German einkommen, from German kommen, from Middle High German quemen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic kweman, from Proto-Germanic kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémt, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

einkommensschwach (German): low-income

Definitions

  1. low-income

Ancestry of “einkommensschwach”, step by step

einkommensschwach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German einkommen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinkommento earn; to come in; to come to mind
2Germankommento come; to arrive; to come to; to come over; to...
3Middle High Germanquemento come
4Old High Germankwemanto come
5Proto-West Germanickwemanto come
6Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via German schwach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwachweak
2Middle High Germanswach
3Old High Germanswah
4Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtEvery word from Proto-Germanic kwemaną
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