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Where does “Verletzung” come from?

Verletzung (German) comes from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Verletzung (German): injury; violation

Definitions

  1. injury; violation

Ancestry of “Verletzung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
2Middle High German-ung—
3Old High German-unga-ing
4Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “Verletzung”

  • Gesichtsverletzung
  • verletzungsbedingt
  • Körperverletzung
  • Kopfverletzung
  • Fußverletzung
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