Where does “fünfzigminütig” come from?

fünfzigminütig (German) comes from German fünfzig, from Middle High German vünfzic, from Old High German fimfzug, from Proto-Germanic fimf tigiwiz — fifty.

fünfzigminütig (German): fifty-minute

Definitions

  1. fifty-minute

Ancestry of “fünfzigminütig”, step by step

fünfzigminütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fünfzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfünfzigfifty
2Middle High Germanvünfzic—
3Old High Germanfimfzug—
4Proto-Germanicfimf tigiwizfifty

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-Germanic fimf tigiwiz →Every word from Old High German fimfzug →Every word from Middle High German vünfzic →