Where does “Vermummung” come from?
Vermummung (German) comes from German vermummen, from German mummen, 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.
Vermummung (German): covering of the face; object covering the face
Definitions
- covering of the face; object covering the face
Ancestry of “Vermummung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vermummen | to hide one’s face, disguise oneself |
| 2 | German | mummen | to masquerade; to mumble |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |