Where does “Geldsumme” come from?

Geldsumme (German) comes from German summe, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Geldsumme (German): sum of money

Definitions

  1. sum of money

Ancestry of “Geldsumme”, step by step

Geldsumme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German summe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansummeinflection of summen: ## first-person singular...
2Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
3Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
4Proto-Italicsupemos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German geld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeldmoney
2Middle High Germangelt—
3Old High Germangeltpayment, money
4Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
5Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s →