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Where does “trocknen” come from?

trocknen (German) comes from German trocken, 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.

trocknen (German): to dry

Definitions

  1. to dry

Ancestry of “trocknen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrockendry
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “trocknen”

  • Trocknung
  • Wäschetrockner
  • Trockner
  • Trocknungsmittel
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