Where does “zweiundfünfzigstens” come from?
zweiundfünfzigstens (German) comes from German zweiundfünfzigste, from German zweiundfünfzig, from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
zweiundfünfzigstens (German): fifty-secondly
Definitions
- fifty-secondly
Ancestry of “zweiundfünfzigstens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zweiundfünfzigste | fifty-second |
| 2 | German | zweiundfünfzig | fifty-two |
| 3 | German | und | and; so?, now?, and? |
| 4 | Middle High German | unde | — |
| 5 | Old High German | unti | and |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |