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

  1. bench grinder

Ancestry of “Doppelschleifmaschine”, step by step

Doppelschleifmaschine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maschine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via German schleifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifento grind, to whet, to move across a surface...
2Middle High Germansleifen
3Old High Germansleifento drag
4Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

via German [[Doppel]]/[[doppelt]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German[[Doppel]]/[[doppelt]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-
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