Where does “Lötzinn” come from?

Lötzinn (German) comes from German Löten, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Lötzinn (German): tin solder

Definitions

  1. tin solder

Ancestry of “Lötzinn”, step by step

Lötzinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Löten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLötengerund of löten; soldering
2German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via German Zinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZinntin
2Middle High Germanzin—
3Old High Germanzin—
4Proto-Germanictinątin
5Proto-Indo-Europeandinom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from German -en →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →