Where does “Possessivpronomen” come from?

Possessivpronomen (German) comes from German possessiv, from Latin possessivus, from Latin possideō, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

Possessivpronomen (German): possessive pronoun

Definitions

  1. possessive pronoun

Ancestry of “Possessivpronomen”, step by step

Possessivpronomen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German possessiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpossessivpossessive
2Latinpossessivuspossessive
3Latinpossideōto have, hold, own, possess
4Latinpotisable, capable, possible
5Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via German Pronomen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPronomenpronoun (sensu lato); pronoun (sensu stricto), or pronominal adjective or determiner
2Latinprōnōmenpronoun
3Latinnōmenname
4Latinestthird-person singular present active indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éstito be
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →