Where does “konkursreif” come from?
konkursreif (German) comes from German Konkurs, from Latin concursus, from Latin concurrō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
konkursreif (German): heading for bankruptcy
Definitions
- heading for bankruptcy
Ancestry of “konkursreif”, step by step
konkursreif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Konkurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konkurs | bankruptcy |
| 2 | Latin | concursus | flocked; concurred; coincided |
| 3 | Latin | concurrō | to run with others, flock together |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Reif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reif | ring; hoop; frost; hoar frost |
| 2 | Middle High German | reif | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reif | strap, belt; belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raip | strip, band |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raipaz | strip; margin; strap; band; rein; cord; rope;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | roypnós | strap, band, rope |