Where does “Silbermedaillengewinnerin” come from?
Silbermedaillengewinnerin (German) comes from German Silbermedaillengewinner, from German Gewinner, from German gewinnen, from Middle High German gewinnen, from Old High German giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic gawinnaną, from Proto-Germanic ga- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “Silbermedaillengewinnerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Silbermedaillengewinner | silver medalist |
| 2 | German | Gewinner | agent noun of gewinnen; winner |
| 3 | German | gewinnen | to win; to be victorious; to win something; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | gewinnen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | giwinnan | to win |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | gawinnan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gawinnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to acquire |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |