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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

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