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Where does “Gaukelei” come from?

Gaukelei (German) comes from German -ei, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Gaukelei (German): jugglery, buffoonery; pretense, sham, trickery

Definitions

  1. jugglery, buffoonery; pretense, sham, trickery

Ancestry of “Gaukelei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-eiForming names of sites or buildings where a...
2Middle High German-īe—
3Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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