Where does “Plastrohr” come from?

Plastrohr (German) comes from German Plast, 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.

Plastrohr (German): plastic tube, plastic pipe

Definitions

  1. plastic tube, plastic pipe

Ancestry of “Plastrohr”, step by step

Plastrohr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Plast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlastplastic
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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