Where does “Elementhäufigkeit” come from?
Elementhäufigkeit (German) comes from German Häufigkeit, from German häufig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār — year.
Elementhäufigkeit (German): frequency of the elements
Definitions
- frequency of the elements
Ancestry of “Elementhäufigkeit”, step by step
Elementhäufigkeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Häufigkeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Häufigkeit | frequency |
| 2 | German | häufig | frequent; common; frequently, often |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 5 | German | Jahr | year |
| 6 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
via German Element
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Element | element; element; essential component; force of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | element | — |
| 3 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |