Where does “Preistrieb” come from?

Preistrieb (German) comes from German Trieb, from Middle High German trīp, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Preistrieb (German): price drive, upward price pressure an economic force or tendency that pushes price levels upward

Definitions

  1. price drive, upward price pressure an economic force or tendency that pushes price levels upward

Ancestry of “Preistrieb”, step by step

Preistrieb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Trieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTriebsprout; drive; urge, impulse, desire
2Middle High Germantrīp
3Middle High Germantrīben
4Old High Germandrīvan
5Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
6Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

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-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic drībaną