Where does “Millionenbetrag” come from?

Millionenbetrag (German) comes from German Betrag, from German betragen, from German tragen, from Middle High German tragen, from Old High German tragan, from Proto-Germanic dragan, from Proto-Germanic draganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ- — pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide.

Millionenbetrag (German): amount in millions

Definitions

  1. amount in millions

Ancestry of “Millionenbetrag”, step by step

Millionenbetrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Betrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBetragamount, sum; the magnitude or length of a vector
2Germanbetragento amount to, to be; to behave
3Germantragento carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay
4Middle High Germantragento bear, to carry
5Old High Germantraganto bear; to bear fruit
6Proto-Germanicdragan
7Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide

via German million

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmillionmillion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic draganąEvery word from Proto-Germanic dragan
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