Where does “Außenhandelsbilanz” come from?
Außenhandelsbilanz (German) comes from German Außenhandel, from German handel, from German handeln, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.
Außenhandelsbilanz (German): trade balance
Definitions
- trade balance
Ancestry of “Außenhandelsbilanz”, step by step
Außenhandelsbilanz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Außenhandel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Außenhandel | foreign trade |
| 2 | German | handel | inflection of handeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 4 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 5 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 6 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 7 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |
via German Bilanz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bilanz | balance sheet, balance; result |
| 2 | Italian | bilancio | balance (list of credits and debits), balance sheet, budget |
| 3 | Late Latin | bilancia | — |
| 4 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 5 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |