Where does “Massenzuwanderung” come from?

Massenzuwanderung (German) comes from German Zuwanderung, from German zuwandern, from German zu-, from Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Massenzuwanderung (German): mass immigration

Definitions

  1. mass immigration

Ancestry of “Massenzuwanderung”, step by step

Massenzuwanderung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zuwanderung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZuwanderungimmigration
2Germanzuwandernto immigrate
3Germanzu-Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form...
4Middle High Germanzuo-
5Old High Germanzuo-
6Proto-West Germanic*tō
7Proto-Germanicto
8Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via German Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de