Where does “Nachtspeicherheizung” come from?

Nachtspeicherheizung (German) comes from German Heizung, from German heizen, from Middle High German heiȥen, from Old High German heizen, from Proto-West Germanic haitijan, from Proto-Germanic haitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Nachtspeicherheizung (German): storage heater

Definitions

  1. storage heater

Ancestry of “Nachtspeicherheizung”, step by step

Nachtspeicherheizung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heizung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeizungheating
2Germanheizento heat
3Middle High Germanheiȥento be called, to call
4Old High Germanheizento heat
5Proto-West Germanichaitijanto make hot, heat
6Proto-Germanichaitijanąto make hot, heat
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Speicher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeichergranary; storage room in the attic; memory
2Middle High Germanspīcher
3Old High Germanspīhhāri
4Proto-West Germanicspīkārīgranary
5Latinspicariumgranary
6Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
7Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
8Proto-Italic*-om
9Proto-Indo-European*-oHom

via German nacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannachtnight
2Middle High Germannahtnight
3Old High Germannahtnight
4Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
5Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti