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Where does “Polen” come from?

Polen (German) comes 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.

Polen (German): inflection of Pole: ## genitive/dative/accusative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of Pole: ## genitive/dative/accusative...

Ancestry of “Polen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Polen”

  • Poland
  • Polish
  • Pole
  • Polander
  • Polandball
  • pan-Polish
  • Polen
  • Pole
  • polnisch
  • Polentum
  • 波蘭
  • sianpuola
  • Puola
  • puola
  • pirunpuolukka
  • puolapuu
  • puolanajokoira
  • sytytyspuola
  • puolukka
  • sianpuolukka
  • puolannos
  • puolantaa
  • puolain
  • kangaspuola
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