Where does “Gusseisensäule” come from?

Gusseisensäule (German) comes from German Gusseisen, from German Guss, from Middle High German guʒ, from Old Norse Guti, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Gusseisensäule (German): a cast iron column

Definitions

  1. a cast iron column

Ancestry of “Gusseisensäule”, step by step

Gusseisensäule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gusseisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGusseisencast iron
2GermanGusscasting; downpour
3Middle High Germanguʒ—
4Old NorseGuti—
5Proto-West Germanicgeutanto pour
6Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via German Säule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäulecolumn, pillar
2Germansūl—
3Old High Germansūlstyle, pole
4Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →