Where does “Fiberglasstab” come from?

Fiberglasstab (German) comes from German Fiberglas, from German Fiber, from Italian fibra, from Spanish fibra, from Portuguese fibra, from Latin fibra, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Fiberglasstab (German): fiberglass rod

Definitions

  1. fiberglass rod

Ancestry of “Fiberglasstab”, step by step

Fiberglasstab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fiberglas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFiberglasfiberglass (US) / fibreglass (UK)
2GermanFiber—
3Italianfibrafiber, fibre
4Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
5Portuguesefibrafibre
6Latinfibrafiber, filament
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via German stab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstabrod, staff, baton
2Middle High Germanstap—
3Old High Germanstab—
4Proto-Germanic*stab—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin fibra →