Where does “Phasenumwandlung” come from?
Phasenumwandlung (German) comes from German Phase, from Latin Phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
Phasenumwandlung (German): phase change / transformation
Definitions
- phase change / transformation
Ancestry of “Phasenumwandlung”, step by step
Phasenumwandlung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Phase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Phase | phase, stage, period |
| 2 | Latin | Phasis | An important river of Colchis, now called Rioni |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 5 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via German Umwandlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Umwandlung | conversion; transformation, transmutation; change |
| 2 | German | umwandeln | To convert, change, commute; To transform,... |
| 3 | German | wandeln | to wander, to stroll; to walk; to transform,... |
| 4 | Old High German | wantalōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | to turn aside, veer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |