Where does “Dampferzeuger” come from?

Dampferzeuger (German) comes from German Erzeuger, from German erzeugen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

Dampferzeuger (German): steam generator

Definitions

  1. steam generator

Ancestry of “Dampferzeuger”, step by step

Dampferzeuger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erzeuger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErzeugerproducer, manufacturer; grower; creator
2Germanerzeugento produce; to generate; to cause
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German dampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandampfsingular imperative of dampfen; first-person...
2Middle High Germandampf
3Old High Germandamphsteam
4Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
5Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-
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