Where does “achtundvierzigminütig” come from?

achtundvierzigminütig (German) comes from German achtundvierzig, from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

achtundvierzigminütig (German): forty-eight-minute

Definitions

  1. forty-eight-minute

Ancestry of “achtundvierzigminütig”, step by step

achtundvierzigminütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German achtundvierzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachtundvierzigforty-eight
2Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
3Middle High Germanunde—
4Old High Germanuntiand
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German minute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanminuteminute unit of time; unit of angle
2Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
3Proto-Italicminwō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →