Where does “Isotopenanreicherung” come from?
Isotopenanreicherung (German) comes from German Anreicherung, from German anreichern, from German reich, from Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Isotopenanreicherung (German): isotope enrichment
Ancestry of “Isotopenanreicherung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Anreicherung | enrichment |
| 2 | German | anreichern | to enrich, fortify; to accumulate |
| 3 | German | reich | rich; singular imperative of reichen |
| 4 | Middle High German | rīche | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rīhhi | rich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |