Where does “Bruttovermögen” come from?

Bruttovermögen (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.

Bruttovermögen (German): gross assets the total value of all assets owned by an individual or entity before the deduction of liabilities

Definitions

  1. gross assets the total value of all assets owned by an individual or entity before the deduction of liabilities

Ancestry of “Bruttovermögen”, step by step

Bruttovermögen 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 vermögen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvermögento be able to; may; to cause someone to do...
2Middle High Germanvermügen—
3Old High Germanfirmugan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →