Where does “Vermummungsverbot” come from?
Vermummungsverbot (German) comes from German Vermummung, 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 — adjectival suffix.
Vermummungsverbot (German): a law making it illegal to cover one's face at a...
Definitions
- a law making it illegal to cover one's face at a...
Ancestry of “Vermummungsverbot”, step by step
Vermummungsverbot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vermummung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vermummung | covering of the face; object covering the face |
| 2 | German | vermummen | to hide one’s face, disguise oneself |
| 3 | German | mummen | to masquerade; to mumble |
| 4 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German verbot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verbot | first/third-person singular preterite of... |