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Where does “Mengenrabatt” come from?

Mengenrabatt (German) comes from German menge, from Old High German managī, from Proto-Germanic managį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Mengenrabatt (German): bulk / quantity discount

Definitions

  1. bulk / quantity discount

Ancestry of “Mengenrabatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmenge—
2Old High Germanmanagī—
3Proto-Germanicmanagį̄multitude, variety
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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