Where does “Bruttogewinn” come from?

Bruttogewinn (German) comes from German brutto, from Italian brutto, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Bruttogewinn (German): gross profit the difference between revenue and the cost of producing goods or services, before deducting overhead, payroll, taxation, and interest payments

Definitions

  1. gross profit the difference between revenue and the cost of producing goods or services, before deducting overhead, payroll, taxation, and interest payments

Ancestry of “Bruttogewinn”, step by step

Bruttogewinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbruttogross
2Italianbruttougly, bad, nasty; ugly person; first-person...
3Latinbrūtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via German Gewinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnprofit; gain; winnings
2Middle High Germangewin—
3Old High Germangiwinprofit, gain
4Proto-Germanicgawinną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →