Where does “deklinieren” come from?

deklinieren (German) comes from Latin declinare, from Latin declino, from Latin clino, from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

deklinieren (German): to decline

Definitions

  1. to decline

Ancestry of “deklinieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindeclinarepresent active infinitive of dēclīnō;...
2LatindeclinoI bend, turn aside/away, deflect; I inflect,...
3LatinclinoI bend, incline
4Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “deklinieren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Italic kl(e)inō →
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