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Where does “Bolivianerin” come from?

Bolivianerin (German) comes from German Bolivianer, from Danish aner, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

Bolivianerin (German): female Bolivian, female person from Bolivia

Definitions

  1. female Bolivian, female person from Bolivia

Ancestry of “Bolivianerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBolivianerBolivian, person from Bolivia
2Danishanerindefinite plural of ane; present of ane
3Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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