Where does “Kombinationszange” come from?

Kombinationszange (German) comes from German Kombination, from Latin combinatio, from Latin combīnō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kombinationszange (German): US, UK combination pliers, US, UK lineman's pliers, Canada linesman pliers, US, genericized trademark Kleins

Definitions

  1. US, UK combination pliers, US, UK lineman's pliers, Canada linesman pliers, US, genericized trademark Kleins

Ancestry of “Kombinationszange”, step by step

Kombinationszange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kombination

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKombinationcombination
2LatincombinatioA joining, two by two
3Latincombīnōto combine, unite
4Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Zange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZangea pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
2Middle High Germanzange
3Old High Germanzangatongs
4Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
5Proto-Germanictangōtongs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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