Where does “Feinguss” come from?

Feinguss (German) comes from German Guss, from Middle High German guʒ, from Old Norse Guti, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Feinguss (German): investment casting

Definitions

  1. investment casting

Ancestry of “Feinguss”, step by step

Feinguss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Guss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGusscasting; downpour
2Middle High Germanguʒ—
3Old NorseGuti—
4Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
5Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via German fein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
2Middle High Germanfīn—
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →