Where does “Kaufkraftgewinn” come from?

Kaufkraftgewinn (German) comes from German kraft, from Middle High German kraft, from Old High German kraft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Kaufkraftgewinn (German): gain in purchasing power an increase in the real value of money, allowing more goods or services to be bought with the same nominal amount of currency

Definitions

  1. gain in purchasing power an increase in the real value of money, allowing more goods or services to be bought with the same nominal amount of currency

Ancestry of “Kaufkraftgewinn”, step by step

Kaufkraftgewinn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrafton the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,...
2Middle High Germankraft
3Old High Germankraft
4Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
5Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
6Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via German Kauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaufpurchase
2Middle High Germankouftrade
3Old High Germankoufcommerce, trade; barter; purchase
4Proto-West Germanickauptrade, purchase

via German Gewinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnprofit; gain; winnings
2Middle High Germangewin
3Old High Germangiwinprofit, gain
4Proto-Germanicgawinną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus