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Where does “Gammastrahler” come from?

Gammastrahler (German) comes from German gammastrahl, from German strahl, from Middle High German strāle, from Old High German strāla, from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Gammastrahler (German): gamma ray emitter

Definitions

  1. gamma ray emitter

Ancestry of “Gammastrahler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangammastrahl—
2Germanstrahl—
3Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
4Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
5Proto-Germanic*strālu—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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