Where does “terawatt” come from?
terawatt (English) comes from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
terawatt (English): One million million watts, abbreviated as TW
Definitions
- One million million watts, abbreviated as TW
Ancestry of “terawatt”, step by step
terawatt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Watt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via English Watt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Watt | Watt, a king of Sussex |
via Czech watt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | watt | watt unit of power |