Where does “Gummireifen” come from?

Gummireifen (German) comes from German reifen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Gummireifen (German): rubber tire, rubber tyre

Definitions

  1. rubber tire, rubber tyre

Ancestry of “Gummireifen”, step by step

Gummireifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German reifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreifento ripen; to frost
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Gummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
2LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
3Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →