Where does “Gewinnverwendungsbeschluss” come from?

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

Gewinnverwendungsbeschluss (German): resolution on the appropriation of profits, dividend declaration a formal decision made by a company's shareholders at the annual general meeting regarding how the net income should be used

Definitions

  1. resolution on the appropriation of profits, dividend declaration a formal decision made by a company's shareholders at the annual general meeting regarding how the net income should be used

Ancestry of “Gewinnverwendungsbeschluss”, step by step

Gewinnverwendungsbeschluss traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verwendung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerwendunguse
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

via German Beschluss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeschlussdecision
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungōEvery word from German -ungEvery word from Old High German -unga
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