Where does “Reifung” come from?

Reifung (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.

Reifung (German): ripening, maturation

Definitions

  1. ripening, maturation

Ancestry of “Reifung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Reifung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →