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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorteil | advantage, plus; benefit, profit; advantage |
| 2 | German | vor | before, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vore | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fora | before, against, in the presence of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |