Where does “geschäftstüchtig” come from?
geschäftstüchtig (German) comes from German tüchtig, from Middle High German tühtec, from Old High German *tuhtig, from Proto-West Germanic duhtīg, from Proto-West Germanic duhti, from Proto-Germanic duganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰówgʰe, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
geschäftstüchtig (German): businesslike, enterprising
Definitions
- businesslike, enterprising
Ancestry of “geschäftstüchtig”, step by step
geschäftstüchtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tüchtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tüchtig | efficient; capable; hard |
| 2 | Middle High German | tühtec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | *tuhtig | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via German geschäft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geschäft | shop, store |
| 2 | German | schaffen | to create; to produce; to make; to cause; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schaffen | to make, create |
| 4 | Old High German | scaffan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skappjan | to make, to create |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |