Where does “beschwatzen” come from?

beschwatzen (German) comes from German schwätzen, from Middle High German swetzen, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

beschwatzen (German): to coax, cajole

Definitions

  1. to coax, cajole

Ancestry of “beschwatzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwätzento babble
2Middle High Germanswetzento prate
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →
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