Where does “Niederschlag” come from?
Niederschlag (German) comes from German niederschlagen, from German schlagen, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Niederschlag (German): fallout, condensation; precipitation
Definitions
- fallout, condensation; precipitation
Ancestry of “Niederschlag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | niederschlagen | to defeat; to quell; to strike down, to beat ... |
| 2 | German | schlagen | to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | slahen | to strike |
| 4 | Old High German | slahan | to hit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “Niederschlag”