Where does “Abwrackprämie” come from?

Abwrackprämie (German) comes from German Prämie, from Latin praemia, from Latin praemium, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Abwrackprämie (German): scrappage bonus; scrappage financial incentive to trade in an old car for a more environmentally-friendly new one

Definitions

  1. scrappage bonus; scrappage financial incentive to trade in an old car for a more environmentally-friendly new one

Ancestry of “Abwrackprämie”, step by step

Abwrackprämie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Prämie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPrämiebonus; premium
2Latinpraemianominative plural of praemium; accusative plural...
3Latinpraemiumprofit derived from booty, booty; profit,...
4Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
5Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German abwracken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabwrackento wreck
2GermanWrackwreck
3Middle Low Germanwrak
4Old Saxonwrak
5Old Saxonwrekanto wreak
6Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
7Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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