Where does “Preissenkung” come from?

Preissenkung (German) comes from German Senkung, from German senken, from Old High German senken, from Proto-Germanic sankwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Preissenkung (German): price cut

Definitions

  1. price cut

Ancestry of “Preissenkung”, step by step

Preissenkung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Senkung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSenkungdip, reduction, lowering, drop, fall, descent;...
2Germansenkento lower
3Old High Germansenken
4Proto-Germanicsankwijanąto cause to sink
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iye