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Where does “Bunsenbrennerflamme” come from?

Bunsenbrennerflamme (German) comes from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

Bunsenbrennerflamme (German): Bunsen burner flame

Definitions

  1. Bunsen burner flame

Ancestry of “Bunsenbrennerflamme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlammeflame
2Middle High Germanvlamme—
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →