Where does “Baugenehmigung” come from?

Baugenehmigung (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.

Baugenehmigung (German): building permit

Definitions

  1. building permit

Ancestry of “Baugenehmigung”, step by step

Baugenehmigung 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 Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbuilding
3Old High German
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą