Where does “bandenlichter” come from?

bandenlichter (Dutch) comes from Dutch band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.

bandenlichter (Dutch): tyre lever, tire iron for bike wheels

Definitions

  1. tyre lever, tire iron for bike wheels

Ancestry of “bandenlichter”, step by step

bandenlichter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch band

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbandconnection, liaison, bond; band; tire/tyre
2EnglishbandA strip of material used for strengthening or...
3Germanbandpast of binden
4Frenchbandeband, strip; stripe; strip
5Frenchthere; here, present
6Italianthere
7Spanishlafeminine singular definite article; the
8Portuguesethere; used with an adverb phrase to indicate...
9GermanaAlternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;...
10Germana-MollA-minor
11Hungarianmollminor
12GermanMollminor
13Medieval Latinmolle
14Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
15Latinmolduis
16Proto-Italicmoldus
17Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
18Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Dutch lichten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlichtento raise, to lift up; to empty out
2Middle Dutchlichten
3Middle Englishlihten
4Proto-West Germanic*lį̄htijanto lighten, make weigh less
5Proto-Germaniclinhtijanąto make light; to make easy
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dusEvery word from Proto-Italic moldus