Where does “Clusterverbindung” come from?

Clusterverbindung (German) comes from German Verbindung, from German verbinden, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Clusterverbindung (German): cluster compound

Definitions

  1. cluster compound

Ancestry of “Clusterverbindung”, step by step

Clusterverbindung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verbindung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerbindungconnection; compound
2Germanverbindento join, to combine, to connect; to bandage; to...
3Germanver-Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable...
4Middle High Germanver-
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Cluster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanClustercluster
2EnglishclusterA group or bunch of several discrete items that...
3Middle Englishcluster
4Old Englishcluster
5Proto-Germanicklus-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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