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Where does “Beauftragter” come from?

Beauftragter (German) comes from German beauftragt, from German beauftragen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Beauftragter (German): male commissioner

Definitions

  1. male commissioner

Ancestry of “Beauftragter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeauftragtpast participle of beauftragen
2GermanbeauftragenTo mandate, to legitimize the procuration of an...
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en—
5Old High German-īn—
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Beauftragter”

  • Gleichstellungsbeauftragte
  • Drogenbeauftragter
  • Beauftragte
  • Frauenbeauftragter
  • Gleichstellungsbeauftragter
  • Frauenbeauftragte
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