Where does “Gummidichtung” come from?

Gummidichtung (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.

Gummidichtung (German): rubber gasket

Definitions

  1. rubber gasket

Ancestry of “Gummidichtung”, step by step

Gummidichtung 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 Gummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
2LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
3Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-