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Where does “günstig” come from?

günstig (German) comes from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- — year.

günstig (German): favourable; convenient; good value, cheap

Definitions

  1. favourable; convenient; good value, cheap

Ancestry of “günstig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
2German-jährigyears old; years lasting
3GermanJahryear
4Middle High Germanjāryear
5Old High Germanjāryear
6Proto-West Germanicjāryear
7Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “günstig”

  • preisgünstig
  • ungünstig
  • verkehrsgünstig
  • begünstigen
  • Begünstigung
  • missgünstig
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