Where does “Gewichtsretardierung” come from?
Gewichtsretardierung (German) comes from German Retardierung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Gewichtsretardierung (German): weight retardation
Definitions
- weight retardation
Ancestry of “Gewichtsretardierung”, step by step
Gewichtsretardierung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Retardierung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Retardierung | retardation |
| 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." |