Where does “Belagerer” come from?

Belagerer (German) comes from German belagern, 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.

Belagerer (German): besieger

Definitions

  1. besieger

Ancestry of “Belagerer”, step by step

Belagerer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German belagern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbelagernto besiege
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German ēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanēr—
2Middle High Germanerhe
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →