Where does “Mikrowellenherd” come from?
Mikrowellenherd (German) comes from German Mikrowelle, from German welle, from Middle High German wëlle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Mikrowellenherd (German): microwave oven
Definitions
- microwave oven
Ancestry of “Mikrowellenherd”, step by step
Mikrowellenherd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mikrowelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mikrowelle | microwave, microwave oven; microwave |
| 2 | German | welle | inflection of wellen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wëlle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wella | source |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wallan | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
via German herd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herd | cooker; stove |
| 2 | English | hearth | A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or... |
| 3 | Middle English | herth | A hearth; a place where a fire is lighted; A... |
| 4 | Old English | heorþ | hearth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |