Where does “Bonus” come from?

Bonus (German) comes from English bonus, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Bonus (German): bonus premium or advantage

Definitions

  1. bonus premium or advantage

Ancestry of “Bonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbonusSomething extra that is good; an added benefit;...
2Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
3Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
4Proto-Italicdwenosgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-