Where does “Doppelschleifmaschine” come from?
Doppelschleifmaschine (German) comes from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
Doppelschleifmaschine (German): bench grinder
Definitions
- bench grinder
Ancestry of “Doppelschleifmaschine”, step by step
Doppelschleifmaschine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Maschine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maschine | machine; engine; airplane |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via German schleifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schleifen | to grind, to whet, to move across a surface... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sleifen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sleifen | to drag |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slaipijan | to pull along, to drag |
via German [[Doppel]]/[[doppelt]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | [[Doppel]]/[[doppelt]] | — |