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Where does “Eisessig” come from?

Eisessig (German) comes from German Essig, from German Essich, from Middle High German eȥȥich, from Old High German eȥȥih, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus.

Eisessig (German): glacial acetic acid

Definitions

  1. glacial acetic acid

Ancestry of “Eisessig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEssigvinegar; bad
2GermanEssich—
3Middle High Germaneȥȥich—
4Old High Germaneȥȥih—
5Proto-Germanic*atek—
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →