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
1Germangammastrahlgamma ray
2Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
3Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
4Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
5Proto-Germanic*strālu—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *strālu →