Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Gattin” come from?

Gattin (German) comes from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Gattin (German): married woman, wife; female form of Gatte

Definitions

  1. married woman, wife; female form of Gatte

Ancestry of “Gattin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-īn—
2Latin-īnus—
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Gattin”

  • Landarztgattin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →