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Where does “Hochleistungswerkstoff” come from?

Hochleistungswerkstoff (German) comes from German Hochleistung, from German Leistung, from German leisten, from Middle High German leisten, from Old High German leisten, from Proto-Germanic laistijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Hochleistungswerkstoff (German): high-performance material

Definitions

  1. high-performance material

Ancestry of “Hochleistungswerkstoff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHochleistunghigh performance
2GermanLeistungperformance, accomplishment; service; contractual...
3Germanleistento perform; to afford
4Middle High Germanleisten—
5Old High Germanleisten—
6Proto-Germaniclaistijanąto follow, to track; to pursue
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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