Where does “Kommissionshändler” come from?
Kommissionshändler (German) comes from German Kommission, from Latin commissio, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Kommissionshändler (German): commission agent, commission merchant a person or entity that buys and sells goods or securities for the account of another but in their own name
Definitions
- commission agent, commission merchant a person or entity that buys and sells goods or securities for the account of another but in their own name
Ancestry of “Kommissionshändler”, step by step
Kommissionshändler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kommission
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kommission | commission |
| 2 | Latin | commissio | commission |
| 3 | Latin | committo | I commit; I begin; I carry on |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Händler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Händler | trader, merchant |
| 2 | German | handeln | to act; to take action; to negotiate; to bargain;... |
| 3 | English | handle | The part of an object which is held in the hand... |
| 4 | Middle English | handel | — |
| 5 | Old English | handle | a handle |
| 6 | Old English | handlian | to handle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | handulōn | to handle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |