Where does “Größenvorteil” come from?

Größenvorteil (German) comes from German Vorteil, from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Größenvorteil (German): economies of scale, size advantage a competitive advantage gained by a company due to its large size, often leading to lower costs or greater market power

Definitions

  1. economies of scale, size advantage a competitive advantage gained by a company due to its large size, often leading to lower costs or greater market power

Ancestry of “Größenvorteil”, step by step

Größenvorteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorteil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorteiladvantage, plus; benefit, profit; advantage
2Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
3Middle High Germanvore
4Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
5Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Größe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrößesize; greatness; quantity
2Middle High Germangrœze
3Old High Germangrōzīsize
4Proto-Germanicgrautį̄greatness; largeness; size
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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