Where does “inhaltsarm” come from?
inhaltsarm (German) comes from German Inhalt, from German Verzeichnis, from German -nis, from Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
inhaltsarm (German): lacking content or substance
Definitions
- lacking content or substance
Ancestry of “inhaltsarm”, step by step
inhaltsarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Inhalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Inhalt | content |
| 2 | German | Verzeichnis | index; directory |
| 3 | German | -nis | A suffix for deriving nouns from verbs or... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -nisse | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -nissī | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German Arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Arm | an arm; anything that resembles an arm |
| 2 | German | Leuchter | candlestick, sconce; candelabra |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |