Where does “Jahresüberschuss” come from?
Jahresüberschuss (German) comes from German jahr, from German -jährig, from German -ig, from Middle High German -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Jahresüberschuss (German): annual surplus or net profit
Definitions
- annual surplus or net profit
Ancestry of “Jahresüberschuss”, step by step
Jahresüberschuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German jahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jahr | year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun |
| 2 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -ic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via German Überschuss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überschuss | surplus, excess |
| 2 | German | Schuss | shot; mild craziness; attractive person, usually... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schuz | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | schützen | to dam; to grant protection; to protect; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |