Where does “Markenwert” come from?

Markenwert (German) comes from German wert, from Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Markenwert (German): brand equity

Definitions

  1. brand equity

Ancestry of “Markenwert”, step by step

Markenwert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwertworth something, worthy of something; worthy of...
2Middle High Germanwertworthy, valuable, noble
3Old High Germanwerdworth
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Marke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkemark (like trade mark), brand
2Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
3Frankishmarkmark, sign
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werþaz →