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Where does “löten” come from?

löten (German) comes 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.

löten (German): gerund of löten; soldering

Definitions

  1. gerund of löten; soldering

Ancestry of “löten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “löten”

  • Hartlöten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →