Where does “Fiberglasstange” come from?

Fiberglasstange (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.

Fiberglasstange (German): fiberglass rod

Definitions

  1. fiberglass rod

Ancestry of “Fiberglasstange”, step by step

Fiberglasstange 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 Stange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStangepole; bar; rod; post; a small straight glass for...
2Old High Germanstangastick, club
3Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...
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