Where does “röntgenstraal” come from?

röntgenstraal (Dutch) comes from Dutch straal, from Middle Dutch strâel, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu — arrow.

röntgenstraal (Dutch): X-ray

Definitions

  1. X-ray

Ancestry of “röntgenstraal”, step by step

röntgenstraal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch straal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstraalray; a thin stream of liquid, a jet; radius
2Middle Dutchstrâel—
3Old Dutchstrāla—
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow

via Dutch röntgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchröntgenröntgen
2Germanröntgento X-ray
3GermanRöntgenröntgen, X-ray
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →