Where does “german” come from?

german (German) comes from Medieval Latin prior, from Proto-Italic priōs, from Proto-Italic prijōs, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

german (German): germane

Definitions

  1. germane

Ancestry of “german”, step by step

german traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin prior

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpriorformer, prior, previous; the first, the original;...
2Proto-Italicpriōsformer
3Proto-Italicprijōs—
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English Slovenian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSlovenianOf or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian...
2EnglishSloveneOf or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian...
3GermanSloweneSlovene
4SloveneSlovénecSlovene

Words derived from “german”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Italic -jōs →Every word from Proto-Italic prijōs →
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