Where does “Einspannvorrichtung” come from?

Einspannvorrichtung (German) comes from German Vorrichtung, from German Richtung, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

Einspannvorrichtung (German): clamping device

Definitions

  1. clamping device

Ancestry of “Einspannvorrichtung”, step by step

Einspannvorrichtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorrichtung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorrichtungdevice, rig, contrivance, facility; jig
2GermanRichtungdirection; route or way; departure
3Germanrichtento direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put...
4Middle High Germanrichten
5Old High Germanrihten
6Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
7Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via German einspannen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinspannento clamp
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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