Where does “Eisengießerei” come from?
Eisengießerei (German) comes from German Gießerei, from German Gießen, from Middle High German gieȥen, from Old High German gioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
Eisengießerei (German): iron foundry
Definitions
- iron foundry
Ancestry of “Eisengießerei”, step by step
Eisengießerei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gießerei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gießerei | foundry |
| 2 | German | Gießen | gerund of gießen; moulding; casting |
| 3 | Middle High German | gieȥen | to pour |
| 4 | Old High German | gioȥan | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | geutan | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |