Where does “Dichtungsmasse” come from?

Dichtungsmasse (German) comes from German Dichtung, from German dichten, 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- — to stretch, to extend.

Dichtungsmasse (German): caulk, sealing compound, sealant

Definitions

  1. caulk, sealing compound, sealant

Ancestry of “Dichtungsmasse”, step by step

Dichtungsmasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dichtung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDichtungpoetry; seal, gasket
2Germandichtento compose; to caulk, seal
3Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
4Middle High Germandīchte
5Old High Germandīhti
6Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
7Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
8Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-
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