Where does “Röntgenaufnahme” come from?

Röntgenaufnahme (German) comes from German Aufnahme, from German aufnehmen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

Röntgenaufnahme (German): radiograph, x-ray image

Definitions

  1. radiograph, x-ray image

Ancestry of “Röntgenaufnahme”, step by step

Röntgenaufnahme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aufnahme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufnahmereception; photo; recording
2Germanaufnehmento pick up, lift up; to receive; to accommodate
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German röntgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanröntgento X-ray
2GermanRöntgenröntgen, X-ray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub