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Where does “Heiligenberg” come from?

Heiligenberg (English) comes from German Heiligenberg, from German -en-, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “Heiligenberg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeiligenberg—
2German-en-—
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en—
5Old High German-īn—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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