Where does “Abfindungsbrennerei” come from?
Abfindungsbrennerei (German) comes from German Brennerei, from German Brennen, from Middle High German brennen, from Old High German brennen, from Proto-West Germanic brannijan, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Abfindungsbrennerei (German): a distillery that is taxed by the type and amount of produce
Definitions
- a distillery that is taxed by the type and amount of produce
Ancestry of “Abfindungsbrennerei”, step by step
Abfindungsbrennerei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brennerei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brennerei | distillery the concept or technique of distilling |
| 2 | German | Brennen | stinging; burning; cauterization |
| 3 | Middle High German | brennen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | brennen | to burn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brannijan | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Abfindung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abfindung | settlement, compensation |
| 2 | German | abfinden | to pay compensation; to come to terms, to face |
| 3 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 4 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |