Where does “Gaumenreiniger” come from?

Gaumenreiniger (German) comes from German Reiniger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Gaumenreiniger (German): palate cleanser

Definitions

  1. palate cleanser

Ancestry of “Gaumenreiniger”, step by step

Gaumenreiniger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reiniger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReinigercleaner
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via German Gaumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGaumenpalate; the sense of taste; oral cavity
2Middle High Germangaume—
3Old High Germangoumopalate
4Proto-GermanicgaumôAlternative form of *gōmô; palate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₂-to yawn; to gape; yawn
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from German -er →