Where does “Lichtstrahl” come from?

Lichtstrahl (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.

Lichtstrahl (German): ray of light

Definitions

  1. ray of light

Ancestry of “Lichtstrahl”, step by step

Lichtstrahl 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 strahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
2Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
3Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
4Proto-Germanic*strālu
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥
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