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Where does “Isomerieübergang” come from?

Isomerieübergang (German) comes from German Übergang, from Middle High German überganc, from Old High German ubargang, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Isomerieübergang (German): isomeric transition / transformation

Definitions

  1. isomeric transition / transformation

Ancestry of “Isomerieübergang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜbergangcrossing; transition
2Middle High Germanüberganccrossing, transition
3Old High Germanubargangdoom, ruin; digression, divergence
4Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
5Proto-Germanic*gang—
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
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