Where does “Abgassonderuntersuchung” come from?

Abgassonderuntersuchung (German) comes from German Untersuchung, from German untersuchen, from German suchen, from Middle High German suochen, from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti — to seek out.

Abgassonderuntersuchung (German): exhaust emission test

Definitions

  1. exhaust emission test

Ancestry of “Abgassonderuntersuchung”, step by step

Abgassonderuntersuchung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Untersuchung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUntersuchungexamination, investigation
2Germanuntersuchento examine, to investigate
3Germansuchento seek; to search, to look for
4Middle High Germansuochento seek, to search
5Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
6Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
7Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
8Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via German Abgas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbgasemission, exhaust, exhaust gas, waste gas,...
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-
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