Where does “Geldbetrag” come from?
Geldbetrag (German) comes from German Betrag, from German betragen, from German tragen, from Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.
Geldbetrag (German): amount (of money)
Definitions
- amount (of money)
Ancestry of “Geldbetrag”, step by step
Geldbetrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Betrag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betrag | amount, sum; the magnitude or length of a vector |
| 2 | German | betragen | to amount to, to be; to behave |
| 3 | German | tragen | to carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay |
| 4 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 5 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |