Where does “Knochendichte” come from?

Knochendichte (German) comes from German dīchte, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Knochendichte (German): bone density

Definitions

  1. bone density

Ancestry of “Knochendichte”, step by step

Knochendichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dīchte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandīchtedensity
2Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
3Middle High Germandīchte
4Old High Germandīhti
5Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
6Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German Knochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnochenbone
2Middle High Germanknochebone, knot
3Old High Germanknohhaknuckle; bone; knot
4Proto-Germanicknukôjoint, bone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz