Where does “Einmachglas” come from?
Einmachglas (German) comes from German einmachen, from German machen, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
Einmachglas (German): fruit jar, preserving jar a glass canning jar
Definitions
- fruit jar, preserving jar a glass canning jar
Ancestry of “Einmachglas”, step by step
Einmachglas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German einmachen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | einmachen | to can; to fix, to fit into |
| 2 | German | machen | to make, produce, create; to make, prepare; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | machen | to make |
| 4 | Old High German | mahhōn | to make, work; to make, do |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |