Where does “Bodenverdichtung” come from?

Bodenverdichtung (German) comes from German Verdichtung, from German verdichten, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- — to stretch, to extend.

Bodenverdichtung (German): soil compaction

Definitions

  1. soil compaction

Ancestry of “Bodenverdichtung”, step by step

Bodenverdichtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verdichtung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerdichtungcompression, compaction, consolidation, packing
2Germanverdichtento condense, to densify
3Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
4Middle High Germandīchte
5Old High Germandīhti
6Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
7Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
8Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German boden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbodenground, soil
2Middle High Germanboden
3Old High Germanbodamground, floor; floor, bottom
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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