Where does “Plasterohr” come from?

Plasterohr (German) comes from German Plaste, from German Plastik, from English plastic, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

Plasterohr (German): plastic tube, plastic pipe

Definitions

  1. plastic tube, plastic pipe

Ancestry of “Plasterohr”, step by step

Plasterohr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Plaste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlasteplastic; plural of Plast
2GermanPlastikplastic; sculpture
3EnglishplasticA synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer,...
4English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
5Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
6Old English-iġ-y, -ic
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via German Rohr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRohrduct, pipe, tube; blowpipe; cane
2Middle High Germanrōr
3Old High Germanrōrpipe
4Proto-Germanicrauząpipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ
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