Where does “Vermittlungsentgelt” come from?
Vermittlungsentgelt (German) comes from German Entgelt, from German entgelten, from German gelten, from Middle High German gelten, from Old High German geltan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
Vermittlungsentgelt (German): finder's fee, brokerage fee, commission a sum of money paid to an agent or intermediary for successfully arranging a transaction or contract
Definitions
- finder's fee, brokerage fee, commission a sum of money paid to an agent or intermediary for successfully arranging a transaction or contract
Ancestry of “Vermittlungsentgelt”, step by step
Vermittlungsentgelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Entgelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Entgelt | charge, paid money |
| 2 | German | entgelten | to compensate, recompense |
| 3 | German | gelten | to be valid; to count; to hold true; to be... |
| 4 | Middle High German | gelten | — |
| 5 | Old High German | geltan | to pay |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | geldan | to pay for |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
via German Vermittlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vermittlung | intermediation; agency; switching |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |