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Where does “Schönredner” come from?

Schönredner (German) comes from German schön, from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Schönredner (German): clap speaker, rhetorician, spin doctor

Definitions

  1. clap speaker, rhetorician, spin doctor

Ancestry of “Schönredner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschönbeautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,...
2Middle High Germanschœne—
3Old High Germanscōnihandsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,...
4Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
5Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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