Where does “achtzehnjährig” come from?

achtzehnjährig (German) comes from German -jährig, from German -ig, from Middle High German -ic, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

achtzehnjährig (German): eighteen-year; eighteen-year-old

Definitions

  1. eighteen-year; eighteen-year-old

Ancestry of “achtzehnjährig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-jährigyears old; years lasting
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3Middle High German-ic—
4Old High German-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from German -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →