Where does “schaalvoordeel” come from?

schaalvoordeel (Dutch) comes from Dutch voordeel, from Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vōre, from Old Dutch furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

schaalvoordeel (Dutch): economy of scale

Definitions

  1. economy of scale

Ancestry of “schaalvoordeel”, step by step

schaalvoordeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voordeel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoordeeladvantage
2Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
3Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
4Old Dutchfurh
5Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
6Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch schaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaalshell; shallow bowl; scale
2Germanskalascale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence)
3Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
4Byzantine Greekσκάλα
5Latinscālaladder
6Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós