Where does “Vertriebsweg” come from?

Vertriebsweg (German) comes from German Vertrieb, from German vertreiben, from Middle High German vertriben, from Old High German fartriban, from Old High German far-, from Proto-Germanic firi-, from Proto-Indo-European per(i), from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Vertriebsweg (German): distribution channel

Definitions

  1. distribution channel

Ancestry of “Vertriebsweg”, step by step

Vertriebsweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vertrieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVertriebsale, sales distribution, marketing, trafficking
2Germanvertreibento force to leave, to drive away; to put on the...
3Middle High Germanvertriben
4Old High Germanfartriban
5Old High Germanfar-
6Proto-Germanicfiri-around; through, across; expresses intensive or...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper(i)through, across; leading across
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European per(i)