Where does “X光” come from?

X光 (Chinese) comes from German X-Strahl, from German strahl, from Middle High German strāle, from Old High German strāla, from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

X光 (Chinese): X-ray

Definitions

  1. X-ray

Ancestry of “X光”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanX-StrahlX-ray
2Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
3Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
4Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
5Proto-Germanic*strālu—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “X光”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *strālu →