Where does “gesundschrumpfen” come from?

gesundschrumpfen (German) comes from German gesund, from Middle High German gesunt, from Old High German gisunt, from Proto-West Germanic gasund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

gesundschrumpfen (German): to downsize, to rightsize

Definitions

  1. to downsize, to rightsize

Ancestry of “gesundschrumpfen”, step by step

gesundschrumpfen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gesund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesundhealthy
2Middle High Germangesunt—
3Old High Germangisunthealthy
4Proto-West Germanicgasundhealthy
5Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

via German schrumpfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschrumpfento shrink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gasund →
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