Where does “rezeptpflichtig” come from?

rezeptpflichtig (German) comes from German pflichtig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.

rezeptpflichtig (German): that requires a doctor's prescription

Definitions

  1. that requires a doctor's prescription

Ancestry of “rezeptpflichtig”, step by step

rezeptpflichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pflichtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpflichtigliable; obligatory, binding
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German Rezept

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRezeptrecipe; medical prescription
2Latinreceptumaccusative supine of recipiō; nominative neuter...
3Latinreciperepresent active infinitive of recipiō;...
4LatinrecipioI take back; I receive; I take upon myself,...
5LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą