Where does “Dünnschicht” come from?
Dünnschicht (German) comes from German schicht, from Middle High German schiht, from Middle Low German schicht, from Middle Low German schichten, from Old Saxon skiftian, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Dünnschicht (German): thin film
Definitions
- thin film
Ancestry of “Dünnschicht”, step by step
Dünnschicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schicht | layer, stratum, seam |
| 2 | Middle High German | schiht | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schicht | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schichten | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skiftian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via German dünn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dünn | thin, slender, slim; weak, not strong; flimsy |
| 2 | Middle High German | dünne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dunni | thin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |