Where does “Knappschaftskrankenhaus” come from?
Knappschaftskrankenhaus (German) comes from German Krankenhaus, from German -en-, 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.
Knappschaftskrankenhaus (German): miners' hospital
Definitions
- miners' hospital
Ancestry of “Knappschaftskrankenhaus”, step by step
Knappschaftskrankenhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Krankenhaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krankenhaus | hospital |
| 2 | German | -en- | — |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German Knappschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knappschaft | miners' guild, an organization of mine workers |
| 2 | German | -schaft | -ship, -hood |
| 3 | Old High German | -skaft | ship |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -skapi | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |