Where does “Flachdichtung” come from?

Flachdichtung (German) comes from German Dichtung, from German dichten, 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- — to stretch, to extend.

Flachdichtung (German): flat gasket

Definitions

  1. flat gasket

Ancestry of “Flachdichtung”, step by step

Flachdichtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dichtung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDichtungpoetry; seal, gasket
2Germandichtento compose; to caulk, seal
3Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
4Middle High Germandīchte
5Old High Germandīhti
6Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
7Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
8Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German Flach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlachshallow wide and not deep
2Middle High Germanvlach
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-