Where does “Retourgeld” come from?

Retourgeld (German) comes from German retour, from French retour, from French retourner, from Old French retorner, from Medieval Latin retornare, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

Retourgeld (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 “Retourgeld”, step by step

Retourgeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German retour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanretourback
2Frenchretourreturn; second coming
3Frenchretournerto turn over, turn upside-down; to turn; to toss...
4Old Frenchretornerto return; to turn again
5Medieval Latinretornareto turn back
6Latinrĕ-back, backwards
7Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
8Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
9Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-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 →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →