Where does “Wäschetrockner” come from?
Wäschetrockner (German) comes from German Trockner, from German trocknen, 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 — adjectival suffix.
Wäschetrockner (German): dryer
Definitions
- dryer
Ancestry of “Wäschetrockner”, step by step
Wäschetrockner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Trockner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trockner | dryer, clothes dryer; dehumidifier |
| 2 | German | trocknen | to dry |
| 3 | German | trocken | dry |
| 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 |