Where does “Einweckglas” come from?
Einweckglas (German) comes from German einwecken, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Einweckglas (German): Weck jar
Ancestry of “Einweckglas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | einwecken | to can |
| 2 | German | ein- | generally indicating motion into something; one,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | īn- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | in | in |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |