Where does “zeitaufwendig” come from?

zeitaufwendig (German) comes from German aufwendig, from German aufwenden, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

zeitaufwendig (German): time-consuming

Definitions

  1. time-consuming

Ancestry of “zeitaufwendig”, step by step

zeitaufwendig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German aufwendig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufwendigelaborate, expensive, time-consuming
2Germanaufwendento spend, to apply, to expend
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →