Where does “Abnabelungsschmerz” come from?
Abnabelungsschmerz (German) comes from German Abnabelung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Abnabelungsschmerz (German): emotional pain associated with becoming independent from something or someone
Definitions
- emotional pain associated with becoming independent from something or someone
Ancestry of “Abnabelungsschmerz”, step by step
Abnabelungsschmerz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abnabelung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abnabelung | an act of cutting the umbilical cord |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |