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Where does “Kiffer” come from?

Kiffer (German) comes from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Kiffer (German): one who smokes marijuana, especially regularly; a...

Definitions

  1. one who smokes marijuana, especially regularly; a...

Ancestry of “Kiffer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
2Old High German-āri—
3Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “Kiffer”

  • Kifferin
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →