Where does “Reingewinn” come from?

Reingewinn (German) comes from German Rein, from Middle High German reine, from Old High German reini, from Proto-West Germanic hrainī, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Reingewinn (German): net profit the actual profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes have been deducted from the total revenue

Definitions

  1. net profit the actual profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes have been deducted from the total revenue

Ancestry of “Reingewinn”, step by step

Reingewinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReinpure, clear, plain
2Middle High Germanreine—
3Old High Germanreini—
4Proto-West Germanichrainīclean; pure
5Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
6Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via German Gewinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewinnprofit; gain; winnings
2Middle High Germangewin—
3Old High Germangiwinprofit, gain
4Proto-Germanicgawinną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrainiz →
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