Where does “Erinnerungsstück” come from?
Erinnerungsstück (German) comes from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
Erinnerungsstück (German): souvenir
Definitions
- souvenir
Ancestry of “Erinnerungsstück”, step by step
Erinnerungsstück traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German stück
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stück | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | stücke | piece |
| 3 | Old High German | stucki | crust, fragment, piece |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via German Erinnerung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erinnerung | memory (recall); remembrance |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |