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Where does “Ahnenschwund” come from?

Ahnenschwund (German) comes from German Ahnen, from Middle High German anen.

Ahnenschwund (German): pedigree collapse

Definitions

  1. pedigree collapse

Ancestry of “Ahnenschwund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAhnenplural of Ahn
2Middle High Germananen—
Every word from Middle High German anen →