Where does “Kernverschmelzung” come from?

Kernverschmelzung (German) comes from German Verschmelzung, from German verschmelzen, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Kernverschmelzung (German): nuclear fusion

Definitions

  1. nuclear fusion

Ancestry of “Kernverschmelzung”, step by step

Kernverschmelzung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verschmelzung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerschmelzungmerger, amalgamation; fusion
2GermanverschmelzenTo blend, merge, coalesce; To fuse
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German kern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankernkernel
2Middle High Germankerne—
3Old High Germankernocore; pith
4Proto-Germanickernôkernel, core
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →