Where does “altjapanisch” come from?

altjapanisch (German) comes from German japanisch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

altjapanisch (German): Old Japanese

Definitions

  1. Old Japanese

Ancestry of “altjapanisch”, step by step

altjapanisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German japanisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanjapanischJapanese
2German-ischan adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...
3Middle High German-isch
4Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -iskazEvery word from German -isch