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Where does “Schrödinger” come from?

Schrödinger (English) comes from German Schrödinger, from Old Swedish -inger, from Old Norse -ingr, from Proto-Germanic -ingaz — Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of...

Ancestry of “Schrödinger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrödinger—
2Old Swedish-inger—
3Old Norse-ingrone belonging to”, “one who frequents
4Proto-Germanic-ingazForms derivatives of nouns with sense of...
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