Where does “zitterbewegung” come from?

zitterbewegung (English) comes from German Bewegung, from Middle High German bewegunge, from Old High German biwegunga.

zitterbewegung (English): An extremely fast oscillation of free electrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of the Dirac equation

Definitions

  1. An extremely fast oscillation of free electrons (and other particles) predicted by some solutions of the Dirac equation

Ancestry of “zitterbewegung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBewegungmotion; move; movement
2Middle High Germanbewegunge—
3Old High Germanbiwegunga—
Every word from Old High German biwegunga →Every word from Middle High German bewegunge →Every word from German Bewegung →