Where does “Kristallgitter” come from?

Kristallgitter (German) comes from German Kristall, from French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Ancient Greek κρύσταλλος, from Ancient Greek κρύος, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

Kristallgitter (German): crystal lattice

Definitions

  1. crystal lattice

Ancestry of “Kristallgitter”, step by step

Kristallgitter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kristall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKristallcrystal
2Frenchcristalcrystal
3Latincrystalluma crystal; a thing made from crystal; a gem or...
4Ancient Greekκρύσταλλοςice; rock crystal
5Ancient Greekκρύοςcold, chilliness; frost; ice
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

via German Gitter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGitterlattice, grid, mesh (of metal), grating, bars
2Old FrenchgeterAlternative form of jeter
3Middle High Germangatertogether; grating, fence
4Old High Germangataro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews-