Where does “Ladungsdichte” come from?

Ladungsdichte (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.

Ladungsdichte (German): charge density

Definitions

  1. charge density

Ancestry of “Ladungsdichte”, step by step

Ladungsdichte 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 Ladung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLadungcargo; charge; load
2Middle High Germanladunge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz