Where does “Gewinnmarge” come from?

Gewinnmarge (German) comes from German Marge, from French marge, from Old French marge, from Latin margō, from Proto-Indo-European merǵ- — edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;...

Gewinnmarge (German): profit margin the ratio of profit to revenue, indicating what percentage of sales has turned into profit

Definitions

  1. profit margin the ratio of profit to revenue, indicating what percentage of sales has turned into profit

Ancestry of “Gewinnmarge”, step by step

Gewinnmarge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Marge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMargemargin
2Frenchmargemargin
3Old Frenchmarge—
4Latinmargōborder, margin, edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmerǵ-edge, boundary, border; boundary, border;...

via German Gewinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnprofit; gain; winnings
2Middle High Germangewin—
3Old High Germangiwinprofit, gain
4Proto-Germanicgawinną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European merǵ- →