Where does “Abwasserreinigung” come from?

Abwasserreinigung (German) comes from German Abwasser, from German Wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Abwasserreinigung (German): wastewater / sewage treatment

Definitions

  1. wastewater / sewage treatment

Ancestry of “Abwasserreinigung”, step by step

Abwasserreinigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abwasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbwasserwastewater; water contaminated from human usage;...
2GermanWasserwater; alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy,...
3Middle High Germanwazzerwater
4Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
5Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
6Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via German Reinigung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReinigungcleaning, cleansing, purification; dry cleaner
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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