Where does “medienwirksam” come from?

medienwirksam (German) comes from German wirksam, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

medienwirksam (German): effectively spread through the media

Definitions

  1. effectively spread through the media

Ancestry of “medienwirksam”, step by step

medienwirksam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wirksam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirksameffective
2Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
3Middle High Germanwirken
4Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
5Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
6Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German Medien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMedienplural of Medium; media
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan