Where does “Pennergranate” come from?
Pennergranate (German) comes from German Penner, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Pennergranate (German): an alcoholic beverage that has a high alcohol-per-price ratio, contained in a bottle or can
Definitions
- an alcoholic beverage that has a high alcohol-per-price ratio, contained in a bottle or can
Ancestry of “Pennergranate”, step by step
Pennergranate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Penner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Penner | agent noun of pennen; bum |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via German Granate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Granate | a grenade |
| 2 | Italian | granata | grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or... |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |