Where does “Wettbewerbsvorteil” come from?

Wettbewerbsvorteil (German) comes from German Vorteil, from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Wettbewerbsvorteil (German): competitive advantage a condition or circumstance that puts a company in a favorable or superior business position

Definitions

  1. competitive advantage a condition or circumstance that puts a company in a favorable or superior business position

Ancestry of “Wettbewerbsvorteil”, step by step

Wettbewerbsvorteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorteil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorteiladvantage, plus; benefit, profit; advantage
2Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
3Middle High Germanvore
4Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
5Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Wettbewerb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWettbewerbcompetition
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós