Where does “Preisschwankung” come from?

Preisschwankung (German) comes from German Schwankung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Preisschwankung (German): price fluctuation

Definitions

  1. price fluctuation

Ancestry of “Preisschwankung”, step by step

Preisschwankung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwankung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwankungfluctuation
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

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
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungōEvery word from German -ungEvery word from Old High German -unga
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