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Where does “Ablagerung” come from?

Ablagerung (German) comes from German ablagern, from German lagern, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

Ablagerung (German): deposit, sediment; debris; residue

Definitions

  1. deposit, sediment; debris; residue

Ancestry of “Ablagerung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanablagernTo deposit; To season or age
2Germanlagernto store
3Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
4Middle High Germanleger—
5Old High Germanlegar—
6Old Norselegr—
7Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “Ablagerung”

  • Calciumablagerung
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