Where does “Plastwanne” come from?
Plastwanne (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.
Plastwanne (German): plastic tub
Definitions
- plastic tub
Ancestry of “Plastwanne”, step by step
Plastwanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Plast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plast | plastic |
| 2 | German | Plastik | plastic; sculpture |
| 3 | English | plastic | A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer,... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via German wanne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wanne | tub, flat-bottomed vessel |
| 2 | Middle High German | wanne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wanne | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwannē | at what time, when; when |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwan | when, at what time |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |