Where does “Ethansäure” come from?

Ethansäure (German) comes from German Ethan, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ethansäure (German): ethanoic acid; CH3COOH

Definitions

  1. ethanoic acid; CH3COOH

Ancestry of “Ethansäure”, step by step

Ethansäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ethan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEthanethane
2Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →
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