Where does “Gaspreisbremse” come from?

Gaspreisbremse (German) comes from German preis, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Gaspreisbremse (German): gas price cap, gas price brake a government-mandated subsidy or ceiling on natural gas costs

Definitions

  1. gas price cap, gas price brake a government-mandated subsidy or ceiling on natural gas costs

Ancestry of “Gaspreisbremse”, step by step

Gaspreisbremse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German preis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpreissingular imperative of preisen
2Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
3Proto-Italicpretjom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German brēmse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrēmsebrake, device for causing deceleration
2Middle Low Germanbrēmse
3Old Saxonbrimissa
4Old Saxon*brummōn
5Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl

via German Gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGasgas matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós