Where does “Rauchschicht” come from?

Rauchschicht (German) comes from German schicht, from Middle High German schiht, from Middle Low German schicht, from Middle Low German schichten, from Old Saxon skiftian, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Rauchschicht (German): smoke layer

Definitions

  1. smoke layer

Ancestry of “Rauchschicht”, step by step

Rauchschicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschichtlayer, stratum, seam
2Middle High Germanschiht
3Middle Low Germanschicht
4Middle Low Germanschichten
5Old Saxonskiftian
6Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
7Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
10Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via German Rauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRauchsmoke, fume
2Saterland FrisianrouchAlternative form of ruuch; rough
3Old High Germanrouhsmoke
4Proto-West Germanicraukismoke
5Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-
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