Where does “Betastrahlung” come from?
Betastrahlung (German) comes from German Strahlung, from German Strahlen, from Middle High German strelen, strælen, from Middle Dutch strâlen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Betastrahlung (German): beta radiation
Definitions
- beta radiation
Ancestry of “Betastrahlung”, step by step
Betastrahlung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Strahlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Strahlung | radiation, irradiation |
| 2 | German | Strahlen | plural of Strahl |
| 3 | Middle High German | strelen, strælen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | strâlen | to shoot, to penetrate (originally with an arrow) |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German beta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | beta | beta (Greek letter) |