Where does “zulasten” come from?

zulasten (German) comes from German zū, from Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

zulasten (German): detrimental to, to the detriment of (someone/something)

Definitions

  1. detrimental to, to the detriment of (someone/something)

Ancestry of “zulasten”, step by step

zulasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzūto, towards
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via German lasten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlastento weigh on, to bear on
2Middle High Germanlesten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →