Where does “Mietvertrag” come from?

Mietvertrag (German) comes from German Vertrag, from Middle High German vertraht, from Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, from Proto-Germanic fradraganą, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Mietvertrag (German): lease agreement; rental agreement

Definitions

  1. lease agreement; rental agreement

Ancestry of “Mietvertrag”, step by step

Mietvertrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vertrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVertragagreement, contract; pact, treaty
2Middle High Germanvertraht
3Middle High Germanvertragenconvene, agree
4Old High Germanfirtragan
5Proto-Germanicfradraganąto draw away; seduce; to pull through; endure
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Miete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMieterent
2Middle High Germanmiete
3Old High Germanmiata
4Proto-West Germanicmiʀdureward
5Proto-Germanicmizdōreward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰósreward, prize; wages, payment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós