Where does “Buntheitsgrad” come from?

Buntheitsgrad (German) comes from German Buntheit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Buntheitsgrad (German): color intensity

Definitions

  1. color intensity

Ancestry of “Buntheitsgrad”, step by step

Buntheitsgrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Buntheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuntheitcolorfulness, color intensity
2German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
3Middle High German-heitness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective
4Old High German-heitnature, character
5Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
6Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-

via German grad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermangradAlternative form of gerade
2Frenchgraderank; gradian
3Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
4Proto-Italicgraðus
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-
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