Where does “Leergewicht” come from?

Leergewicht (German) comes from German leer, from Middle High German lēr, from Old High German lāri, from Proto-Germanic lēziz, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

Leergewicht (German): tare; weight when empty

Definitions

  1. tare; weight when empty

Ancestry of “Leergewicht”, step by step

Leergewicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleerempty; singular imperative of leeren;...
2Middle High Germanlēr—
3Old High Germanlāriempty
4Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

via German Gewicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewichtweight
2Middle High Germanwiht—
3Old High Germangiwihti—
4West Germanicgawihti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēziz →Every word from Old High German lāri →
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