Where does “Riesenkompliment” come from?
Riesenkompliment (German) comes from German Kompliment, from French compliment, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from Spanish cumplir, from Old Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere, from Latin compleo — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Riesenkompliment (German): huge compliment
Definitions
- huge compliment
Ancestry of “Riesenkompliment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kompliment | compliment |
| 2 | French | compliment | compliment (positive comment) |
| 3 | Italian | complimento | congratulations; compliment; regards |
| 4 | Spanish | cumplimiento | compliance; fulfillment, completion; formality |
| 5 | Spanish | cumplir | to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet; to achieve, to... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | cumplir | — |
| 7 | Latin | complere | present active infinitive of compleō;... |
| 8 | Latin | compleo | I fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,... |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |