Where does “Begünstigerin” come from?
Begünstigerin (German) comes from German Begünstiger, from German begünstigen, from German günstig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.
Ancestry of “Begünstigerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Begünstiger | — |
| 2 | German | begünstigen | To favor / favour; To aid and abet |
| 3 | German | günstig | favourable; convenient; good value, cheap |
| 4 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 5 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 6 | German | Jahr | year |
| 7 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |