Where does “Lichtkegel” come from?

Lichtkegel (German) comes from German licht, from German Druck, from German drücken, from Middle High German drücken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter- — boundary, end.

Lichtkegel (German): light beam

Definitions

  1. light beam

Ancestry of “Lichtkegel”, step by step

Lichtkegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German licht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlichtlight, bright; unobstructed, clear
2GermanDruckpressure; print
3Germandrückento press; to push; to squeeze; to hug; to shirk;...
4Middle High Germandrücken
5Old High Germandrucchento press
6Proto-West Germanicþrukkijanto press
7Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
8Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
9Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
10Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
11Proto-Italictermenos
12Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via German kegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankegelskittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin
2Middle High Germankegel
3Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
4Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥Every word from Proto-Italic termenosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ter-