Where does “Grundwasserkontamination” come from?

Grundwasserkontamination (German) comes from German Kontamination, from Latin contaminatio, from Latin contāminō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Grundwasserkontamination (German): groundwater contamination

Definitions

  1. groundwater contamination

Ancestry of “Grundwasserkontamination”, step by step

Grundwasserkontamination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kontamination

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKontaminationcontamination; blend
2Latincontaminatiocontamination, pollution; defilement
3Latincontāminōto touch, bring into contact
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Grundwasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrundwassergroundwater
2Germanwasserinflection of wassern: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanwazzerwater
4Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
5Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
6Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →