Where does “Mehreinnahme” come from?

Mehreinnahme (German) comes from German Mehr, from Middle High German mere, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic maizô, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

Mehreinnahme (German): additional receipt, additional revenue

Definitions

  1. additional receipt, additional revenue

Ancestry of “Mehreinnahme”, step by step

Mehreinnahme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrincrease, excess; majority
2Middle High Germanmere
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via German Einnahme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEinnahmereceipt, revenue; taking; taking, capture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē-Every word from Proto-Germanic maizôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō