Where does “Reifungsretardierung” come from?
Reifungsretardierung (German) comes from German Reifung, 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.
Reifungsretardierung (German): maturation retardation
Definitions
- maturation retardation
Ancestry of “Reifungsretardierung”, step by step
Reifungsretardierung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Reifung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reifung | ripening, maturation |
| 2 | German | reifen | to ripen; to frost |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German Retardierung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Retardierung | retardation |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |