Where does “OSI-Schicht” come from?

OSI-Schicht (German) comes from German schicht, from Middle High German schiht, from Middle Low German schicht, from Middle Low German schichten, from Old Saxon skiftian, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

OSI-Schicht (German): OSI layer

Definitions

  1. OSI layer

Ancestry of “OSI-Schicht”, step by step

OSI-Schicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschichtlayer, stratum, seam
2Middle High Germanschiht
3Middle Low Germanschicht
4Middle Low Germanschichten
5Old Saxonskiftian
6Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
7Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
10Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via German OSI

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOSIAustrian
2EnglishaussieA diminutive of the male given names Austin, Osborn, or Oswald
3EnglishAustralianA person from the country of Australia or of...
4EnglishAustralia
5Latinterra austrālis incōgnita
6LatinausterThe south wind; south
7Proto-Italic*austeros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-