Where does “Verkäufermarkt” come from?

Verkäufermarkt (German) comes from German Verkäufer, from German verkaufen, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Verkäufermarkt (German): seller's market a market situation in which demand exceeds supply and sellers can set higher prices

Definitions

  1. seller's market a market situation in which demand exceeds supply and sellers can set higher prices

Ancestry of “Verkäufermarkt”, step by step

Verkäufermarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verkäufer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerkäuferagent noun of verkaufen
2Germanverkaufento sell
3Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
4Middle High Germanver-
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Markt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarktmarket; market town
2Middle High Germanmarketmarket
3Old High Germanmarchātmarket
4Late Latinmarcatus
5Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-