Where does “Marketenderin” come from?

Marketenderin (German) comes from German -īn, from Middle High German -īn.

Ancestry of “Marketenderin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
2Middle High German-īn
Every word from Middle High German -īnEvery word from German -īn
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