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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntgeltcharge, paid money
2Germanentgeltento compensate, recompense
3Germangeltento be valid; to count; to hold true; to be...
4Middle High Germangelten
5Old High Germangeltanto pay
6Proto-West Germanicgeldanto pay for
7Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

via German Vermittlung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVermittlungintermediation; agency; switching
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ-
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