Where does “Verkaufsspanne” come from?
Verkaufsspanne (German) comes from German spänne, from Middle High German spanne, from Old High German spanna, from Proto-Germanic spannō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Verkaufsspanne (German): sales margin; selling margin the markup added to the purchase price or production cost to arrive at the final selling price
Definitions
- sales margin; selling margin the markup added to the purchase price or production cost to arrive at the final selling price
Ancestry of “Verkaufsspanne”, step by step
Verkaufsspanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German spänne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spänne | first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | spanne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spanna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spannō | span, handbreadth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via German verkauf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkauf | sale |