Where does “vorgabenwirksam” come from?

vorgabenwirksam (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.

vorgabenwirksam (German): effective

Definitions

  1. effective

Ancestry of “vorgabenwirksam”, step by step

vorgabenwirksam 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 Vorgabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorgabespecification, guideline, provision; setting,...
2Germanvorgebento pretend; to purport, to allege, to profess, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan
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