Where does “hinwirken” come from?
hinwirken (German) comes from German hin, from Middle High German hin, from Old High German hina, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hinwirken (German): to work towards a goal
Definitions
- to work towards a goal
Ancestry of “hinwirken”, step by step
hinwirken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hin | there; thither; on the fritz |
| 2 | Middle High German | hin | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hina | thither |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German wirken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wirken | to work; to be effective; to take effect |
| 2 | Middle High German | wirken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wirken | to manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |