Where does “Perlmuttschicht” come from?
Perlmuttschicht (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,...
Perlmuttschicht (German): nacreous layer
Definitions
- nacreous layer
Ancestry of “Perlmuttschicht”, step by step
Perlmuttschicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schicht | layer, stratum, seam |
| 2 | Middle High German | schiht | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schicht | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schichten | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skiftian | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via German Perlmutt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Perlmutt | mother-of-pearl, nacre pearly substance on the interior of shells |
| 2 | Latin | māter perlārum | — |