Where does “Trockenobst” come from?

Trockenobst (German) comes from German trocken, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Trockenobst (German): dried fruit

Definitions

  1. dried fruit

Ancestry of “Trockenobst”, step by step

Trockenobst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German trocken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrockendry
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Obst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanObstEdible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...
2Middle High Germanobez—
3Old High Germanobazfruit
4Proto-Germanic*obaet—
5Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →