Where does “Geldentwertung” come from?
Geldentwertung (German) comes from German geld, from Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, from Proto-West Germanic geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
Geldentwertung (German): devaluation, depreciation of money a decrease in the value of a currency, leading to higher prices and reduced purchasing power
Definitions
- devaluation, depreciation of money a decrease in the value of a currency, leading to higher prices and reduced purchasing power
Ancestry of “Geldentwertung”, step by step
Geldentwertung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German geld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geld | money |
| 2 | Middle High German | gelt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gelt | payment, money |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | geld | money |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | geldą | That which is paid out; reward, gift, money |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
via German Entwertung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entwertung | devaluation |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |