Where does “Kegelverein” come from?

Kegelverein (German) comes from German Kegeln, 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.

Kegelverein (German): bowling club

Definitions

  1. bowling club

Ancestry of “Kegelverein”, step by step

Kegelverein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kegeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKegelnbowling, skittles
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 Verein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVereinassociation, club, society
2Middle High Germanvereine—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →
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