Where does “Dichteanomalie” come from?

Dichteanomalie (German) comes from German dīchte, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Dichteanomalie (German): density anomaly

Definitions

  1. density anomaly

Ancestry of “Dichteanomalie”, step by step

Dichteanomalie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dīchte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandīchtedensity
2Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
3Middle High Germandīchte
4Old High Germandīhti
5Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
6Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German Anomalie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnomalieanomaly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz