Where does “Oberflächeneiweiß” come from?

Oberflächeneiweiß (German) comes from German Eiweiß, from German Ei, from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs — ice, frost.

Oberflächeneiweiß (German): surface protein

Definitions

  1. surface protein

Ancestry of “Oberflächeneiweiß”, step by step

Oberflächeneiweiß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eiweiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEiweißalbumen, egg white; protein
2GermanEiegg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball
3Middle High Germaneiegg
4Old High Germaneian egg
5Proto-West Germanicaijegg
6EnglishiceWater in frozen form; Any frozen volatile...
7Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
8Old Englishīsice
9Proto-West Germanicīsice
10Proto-Germanicīsąice
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via German oberfläche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanoberflächesurface
2Latinsuperficiēsthe top, surface
3Latinfaciēsmake, form, shape, figure, configuration
4Latinfaciōto do
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōriusory
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic īs
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