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Where does “ibhulakufesi” come from?

ibhulakufesi (Zulu) comes from English breakfast, from Middle English brekefast, from Middle English fast, from Old English fæste, from Old English -e, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna- — adjectival suffix.

ibhulakufesi (Zulu): breakfast

Definitions

  1. breakfast

Ancestry of “ibhulakufesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreakfastThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the...
2Middle Englishbrekefastbreakfast
3Middle Englishfastfast
4Old Englishfæste—
5Old English-eforming adverbs from adjectives; -ly
6Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
7Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
8Proto-Norse-īna-—
9Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
10Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
11Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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