Where does “massebevarelse” come from?

massebevarelse (Danish) comes from Danish masse, from German Maße, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

massebevarelse (Danish): conservation of mass

Definitions

  1. conservation of mass

Ancestry of “massebevarelse”, step by step

massebevarelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish masse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmassemass, pulp; multitude, crowd, mob; many, loads, a...
2GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
3Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
4Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
5Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via Danish bevarelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbevarelseconservation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyétiEvery word from Ancient Greek μάσσω