Where does “Methanhydrat” come from?

Methanhydrat (German) comes from German Methan, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Methanhydrat (German): methane hydrate

Definitions

  1. methane hydrate

Ancestry of “Methanhydrat”, step by step

Methanhydrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Methan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMethanmethane
2Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Hydrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHydrathydrate
2Frenchhydratépast participle of hydrater
3French-ateate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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