Where does “erfolgversprechend” come from?

erfolgversprechend (German) comes from German Erfolg, from German erfolgen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

erfolgversprechend (German): promising

Definitions

  1. promising

Ancestry of “erfolgversprechend”, step by step

erfolgversprechend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erfolg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErfolgsuccess
2Germanerfolgento happen, occur, take place; to follow, ensue
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-—
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German versprechend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanversprechend—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from German er- →