Where does “Gewinnmaximierung” come from?

Gewinnmaximierung (German) comes from German Maximierung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Gewinnmaximierung (German): profit maximization

Definitions

  1. profit maximization

Ancestry of “Gewinnmaximierung”, step by step

Gewinnmaximierung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maximierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaximierungmaximization
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via German Gewinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnprofit; gain; winnings
2Middle High Germangewin
3Old High Germangiwinprofit, gain
4Proto-Germanicgawinną
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungōEvery word from German -ungEvery word from Old High German -unga