Where does “sumpfen” come from?

sumpfen (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.

sumpfen (German): be swampy, stagnate

Definitions

  1. be swampy, stagnate

Ancestry of “sumpfen”, 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 “sumpfen”

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