Where does “piglovat” come from?
piglovat (Czech) comes from German bügeln, from German Bügeleisen, from German eisen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
piglovat (Czech): to iron
Ancestry of “piglovat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bügeln | to iron |
| 2 | German | Bügeleisen | iron |
| 3 | German | eisen | To freeze; of iron |
| 4 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |