Where does “Schichtvulkan” come from?

Schichtvulkan (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,...

Schichtvulkan (German): stratovolcano

Definitions

  1. stratovolcano

Ancestry of “Schichtvulkan”, step by step

Schichtvulkan 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 Vulkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVulkanvolcano
2LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
3Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-