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Where does “Raserei” come from?

Raserei (German) comes from German -erei, from Middle High German -erīe, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Raserei (German): frenzy, fury, rage; speeding

Definitions

  1. frenzy, fury, rage; speeding

Ancestry of “Raserei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ereiwarten — Warterei; singen — Singerei
2Middle High German-erīe—
3Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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