Where does “Gewinnspanne” come from?

Gewinnspanne (German) comes from German spänne, from Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic spannō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Gewinnspanne (German): profit margin

Definitions

  1. profit margin

Ancestry of “Gewinnspanne”, step by step

Gewinnspanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspännefirst/third-person singular subjunctive II of...
2Middle High Germanspanne—
3Old High Germanspanna—
4Proto-Germanicspannōspan, handbreadth
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via German Gewinn

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