Where does “Aluminiumleichtbau” come from?
Aluminiumleichtbau (German) comes from German Leichtbau, from German leicht, from Middle High German līht, from Old High German līht, from Proto-West Germanic lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
Aluminiumleichtbau (German): lightweight aluminium
Definitions
- lightweight aluminium
Ancestry of “Aluminiumleichtbau”, step by step
Aluminiumleichtbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Leichtbau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Leichtbau | lightweight construction |
| 2 | German | leicht | light; easy; light, lite, diet |
| 3 | Middle High German | līht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | līht | light not heavy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lį̄ht | light |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via German aluminium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aluminium | aluminium (atomic number 13) |
| 2 | English | aluminium | A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite,... |
| 3 | Latin | alūmen | alum |
| 4 | English | -ium | 1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft... |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |