Where does “Absatzspanne” come from?

Absatzspanne (German) comes from German spänne, from Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic spannō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Absatzspanne (German): sales margin; trading margin the difference between the sales price and the cost of goods sold

Definitions

  1. sales margin; trading margin the difference between the sales price and the cost of goods sold

Ancestry of “Absatzspanne”, step by step

Absatzspanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspännefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanspanne—
3Old High Germanspanna—
4Proto-Germanicspannōspan, handbreadth
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via German Absatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbsatzturnover; heel; paragraph
2Middle High Germanabesaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →