Where does “Trinkerei” come from?
Trinkerei (German) comes from German -erei, from Middle High German -erīe, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Trinkerei (German): drinking
Definitions
- drinking
Ancestry of “Trinkerei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | -erei | warten — Warterei; singen — Singerei |
| 2 | Middle High German | -erīe | — |
| 3 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 4 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |