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Where does “Junggesellinnenabschied” come from?

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

Junggesellinnenabschied (German): hen party, bachelorette party

Definitions

  1. hen party, bachelorette party

Ancestry of “Junggesellinnenabschied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJunggesellinbachelorette
2German-īn—
3Latin-īnus—
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →