Where does “herumfuchteln” come from?

herumfuchteln (German) comes from German fuchteln, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

herumfuchteln (German): to gesticulate make gestures, especially wildly

Definitions

  1. to gesticulate make gestures, especially wildly

Ancestry of “herumfuchteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfuchtelnto wave about
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →
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