Where does “Fremdwährungskonto” come from?

Fremdwährungskonto (German) comes from German konto, from Italian conto, from Latin comptus, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Fremdwährungskonto (German): foreign currency account

Definitions

  1. foreign currency account

Ancestry of “Fremdwährungskonto”, step by step

Fremdwährungskonto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German konto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankontoaccount
2Italiancontocalculation; account; bill
3Latincomptusbrought together, formed, framed, constructed,...
4Latincomōto bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange
5Latinquōmodoin what manner or way?; how?
6Latinquōwhither, whereto, where
7Latinquīwho, that, which, what
8Latin-cumqueUsed to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and...
9Latincumquehowever, whenever, howsoever, whensoever
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
17Old High Germankuti
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Fremdwährung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFremdwährungforeign currency
2Germanfremdstrange; foreign; external
3Middle High Germanvremdestranger, foreigner; strange, foreign
4Old High Germanfremidi
5Proto-West Germanicframiþīforeign, strange
6Proto-Germanicframaþizforeign, alien, strange
7Swedishframforward, in front
8Old Norseframforward, forth
9Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
10Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
11Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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