Where does “Galaxienhaufen” come from?
Galaxienhaufen (German) comes from German häufen, from Middle High German hūfe, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.
Galaxienhaufen (German): galaxy cluster
Definitions
- galaxy cluster
Ancestry of “Galaxienhaufen”, step by step
Galaxienhaufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German häufen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | häufen | to heap (up), to pile up |
| 2 | Middle High German | hūfe | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūbā | hood, cowl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūbǭ | a covering for the head; hood; cowl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kēwp- | — |
via German galaxie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | galaxie | galaxy (huge gravitationally bound system of stars) |