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Where does “Diffusionsgeschwindigkeit” come from?

Diffusionsgeschwindigkeit (German) comes from German Geschwindigkeit, from German -igkeit, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.

Diffusionsgeschwindigkeit (German): diffusion rate

Definitions

  1. diffusion rate

Ancestry of “Diffusionsgeschwindigkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeschwindigkeitspeed, pace, tempo, velocity, rate
2German-igkeitforms nouns from adjectives
3German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
4German-jährigyears old; years lasting
5GermanJahryear
6Middle High Germanjāryear
7Old High Germanjāryear
8Proto-West Germanicjāryear
9Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r- →