Where does “Geldwertstabilität” come from?
Geldwertstabilität (German) comes from German Stabilität, from French stabilité, from Latin stabilitas, from Latin stabilis, from Latin stare, from Latin sto, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
Geldwertstabilität (German): monetary stability, stability of the currency the preservation of the purchasing power of a currency over time, ensuring that a given amount of money can buy a similar quantity of goods and services in the future
Definitions
- monetary stability, stability of the currency the preservation of the purchasing power of a currency over time, ensuring that a given amount of money can buy a similar quantity of goods and services in the future
Ancestry of “Geldwertstabilität”, step by step
Geldwertstabilität traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stabilität
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stabilität | stability |
| 2 | French | stabilité | stability |
| 3 | Latin | stabilitas | stability, steadiness, immovability |
| 4 | Latin | stabilis | That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure,... |
| 5 | Latin | stare | present active infinitive of stō; stand; to be |
| 6 | Latin | sto | I stand; I stay, remain; I am |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German geldwert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geldwert | pecuniary, financial, monetary |
| 2 | German | wert | worth something, worthy of something; worthy of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wert | worthy, valuable, noble |
| 4 | Old High German | werd | worth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |