Where does “Energiedichte” come from?

Energiedichte (German) comes from German dīchte, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Energiedichte (German): energy density, flux

Definitions

  1. energy density, flux

Ancestry of “Energiedichte”, step by step

Energiedichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dīchte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandīchtedensity
2Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
3Middle High Germandīchte
4Old High Germandīhti
5Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
6Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German Energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEnergieenergy
2Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz