Where does “Einundfünfzigeck” come from?

Einundfünfzigeck (German) comes from German einundfünfzig, from German und, from Middle High German unde, from Old High German unti, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

Einundfünfzigeck (German): pentacontahenagon: a fifty-one-sided polygon, a polygon with 51 vertices

Definitions

  1. pentacontahenagon: a fifty-one-sided polygon, a polygon with 51 vertices

Ancestry of “Einundfünfzigeck”, step by step

Einundfünfzigeck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German einundfünfzig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinundfünfzigfifty-one
2Germanundand; so?, now?, and?
3Middle High Germanunde
4Old High Germanuntiand
5Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German ecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneckecorner, edge
2Middle High Germanecke
3Old High Germanecka
4Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
5Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-