Where does “Krankenhausessen” come from?

Krankenhausessen (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.

Krankenhausessen (German): hospital food

Definitions

  1. hospital food

Ancestry of “Krankenhausessen”, step by step

Krankenhausessen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krankenhaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrankenhaushospital
2German-en-
3German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
4Middle High German-en
5Old High German-īn
6Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Essen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEssengerund of essen; eating; meal; food
2Middle High Germanëzzento eat
3Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from German -enEvery word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz