Where does “Aufenthaltsgenehmigung” come from?

Aufenthaltsgenehmigung (German) comes from German Genehmigung, from German genehmigen, from German -igen, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.

Aufenthaltsgenehmigung (German): residence permit

Definitions

  1. residence permit

Ancestry of “Aufenthaltsgenehmigung”, step by step

Aufenthaltsgenehmigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Genehmigung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGenehmigungpermit
2Germangenehmigento permit, to sanction, to approve
3German-igenA suffix forming verbs from nouns: to become...
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5German-jährigyears old; years lasting
6GermanJahryear
7Middle High Germanjāryear
8Old High Germanjāryear
9Proto-West Germanicjāryear
10Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German Aufenthalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufenthaltstay; residence; presence; sojourn; stop;...
2Middle High Germanūfenthaltstay
3Middle High Germanūfenthalten
4Middle High Germanūfhalten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą