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Where does “genehmigungsfähig” come from?

genehmigungsfähig (German) comes from German Genehmigung, from German genehmigen, from German -igen, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār — year.

genehmigungsfähig (German): authorized

Definitions

  1. authorized

Ancestry of “genehmigungsfähig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGenehmigungpermit
2Germangenehmigento permit, to sanction, to approve
3German-igenA suffix forming verbs from nouns: to become...
4German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
5German-jährigyears old; years lasting
6GermanJahryear
7Middle High Germanjāryear
8Old High Germanjāryear
9Proto-West Germanicjāryear
10Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →