Where does “Mindestpreis” come from?

Mindestpreis (German) comes from German preis, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Mindestpreis (German): minimum price

Definitions

  1. minimum price

Ancestry of “Mindestpreis”, step by step

Mindestpreis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German preis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpreissingular imperative of preisen
2Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
3Proto-Italicpretjom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German mindest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmindestsuperlative degree of minder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós