Where does “Oberflächenschicht” come from?

Oberflächenschicht (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,...

Oberflächenschicht (German): surface layer

Definitions

  1. surface layer

Ancestry of “Oberflächenschicht”, step by step

Oberflächenschicht 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 Oberflächen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberflächenplural of Oberfläche
2GermanOberflächesurface
3Germanober-over-; upper
4Middle High Germanober
5Old High Germanobarabove
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-