Where does “suprenstreko” come from?

suprenstreko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto supren, from Esperanto -n, 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.

suprenstreko (Esperanto): slash

Definitions

  1. slash

Ancestry of “suprenstreko”, step by step

suprenstreko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto supren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosuprenup, upwards
2Esperanto-naccusative ending; ending indicating destination:...
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

via Esperanto streko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantostrekoline segment; hyphen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz