Where does “Ozonschicht” come from?

Ozonschicht (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,...

Ozonschicht (German): ozone layer

Definitions

  1. ozone layer

Ancestry of “Ozonschicht”, step by step

Ozonschicht 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 Ozon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOzonozone
2Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
3Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →