Where does “Geldvermögen” come from?

Geldvermögen (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.

Geldvermögen (German): monetary assets the total of all financial assets held in the form of cash, bank deposits, and fixed-income securities, minus liabilities

Definitions

  1. monetary assets the total of all financial assets held in the form of cash, bank deposits, and fixed-income securities, minus liabilities

Ancestry of “Geldvermögen”, step by step

Geldvermögen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German vermögen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvermögento be able to; may; to cause someone to do...
2Middle High Germanvermügen—
3Old High Germanfirmugan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geld →