Where does “Restgeld” come from?

Restgeld (German) comes from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

Restgeld (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 “Restgeld”, step by step

Restgeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRestrest, remainder, remnant; radical
2Italianrestorest, remainder, balance
3Italianrestareto stay; to remain
4Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →