Where does “umweltverträglich” come from?
umweltverträglich (German) comes from German verträglich, from German Vertrag, from Middle High German vertraht, from Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, from Proto-Germanic fradraganą, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
umweltverträglich (German): environmentally compatible, environmentally friendly, sustainable
Definitions
- environmentally compatible, environmentally friendly, sustainable
Ancestry of “umweltverträglich”, step by step
umweltverträglich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German verträglich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verträglich | compatible, bearable, acceptable, viable |
| 2 | German | Vertrag | agreement, contract; pact, treaty |
| 3 | Middle High German | vertraht | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | vertragen | convene, agree |
| 5 | Old High German | firtragan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fradraganą | to draw away; seduce; to pull through; endure |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Umwelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Umwelt | environment; milieu; surroundings; environment;... |
| 2 | German | welt | world |
| 3 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 4 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |