Where does “Rausgeld” come from?

Rausgeld (German) comes from German geld, from Middle High German gelt, from Old High German gelt, from Proto-West Germanic geld, from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

Rausgeld (German): change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)

Definitions

  1. change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)

Ancestry of “Rausgeld”, step by step

Rausgeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German geld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeldmoney
2Middle High Germangelt—
3Old High Germangeltpayment, money
4Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
5Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

via German raus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrausout, out of there, outta there; out, out of here,...
2Germanherausout of
3Germanherūz—
4Germanheraūz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geld →