Where does “Reifenfelge” come from?

Reifenfelge (German) comes from German reifen, 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.

Reifenfelge (German): wheelrim

Definitions

  1. wheelrim

Ancestry of “Reifenfelge”, step by step

Reifenfelge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German reifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreifento ripen; to frost
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Felge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFelgefelly, rim
2Middle High Germanvelge—
3Old High Germanfelgafelly, harrow
4Proto-Germanicfelgōfelly, outer rim of a wheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →