Where does “Ausverkauf” come from?

Ausverkauf (German) comes from German ausverkaufen, from German verkaufen, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Ausverkauf (German): fire sale, clearance sale, liquidation sale

Definitions

  1. fire sale, clearance sale, liquidation sale

Ancestry of “Ausverkauf”, step by step

Ausverkauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ausverkaufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanausverkaufenTo sell out; To sell off
2Germanverkaufento sell
3Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German verkauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverkaufsale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →