Where does “elektronenbuis” come from?

elektronenbuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch buis, from Middle Dutch buse, from Italian buccia, from German borke, from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

elektronenbuis (Dutch): vacuum tube

Definitions

  1. vacuum tube

Ancestry of “elektronenbuis”, step by step

elektronenbuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuispipe, duct; television, compare tube; gambeson
2Middle Dutchbuse—
3Italianbucciaskin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind
4Germanborkebark (on a tree)
5Middle Low Germanborke—
6Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via Dutch elektron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchelektronelectron
2EnglishelectronThe subatomic particle having a negative charge...
3Latinēlectrumamber
4Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Middle Low German borke →