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Where does “linksweserisch” come from?

linksweserisch (German) comes from German weserisch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

linksweserisch (German): on the left side of the river Weser

Definitions

  1. on the left side of the river Weser

Ancestry of “linksweserisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweserischof, located by or pertaining to the river Weser
2German-ischan adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...
3Middle High German-isch—
4Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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