Where does “Schnäppchen” come from?
Schnäppchen (German) comes from German -chen, from Middle High German -echen.
Schnäppchen (German): a bargain; a cheap thing yet in good quality;...
Definitions
- a bargain; a cheap thing yet in good quality;...
Ancestry of “Schnäppchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -chen | nowadays the most common suffix to create a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | -echen | — |