Where does “Schmelzsicherung” come from?

Schmelzsicherung (German) comes from German Sicherung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

Schmelzsicherung (German): fuse

Definitions

  1. fuse

Ancestry of “Schmelzsicherung”, step by step

Schmelzsicherung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sicherung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSicherungfuse; securing, safeguarding
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via German schmelzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmelzento melt; to liquefy; to dwindle; to melt away; to...
2Old High Germansmelzan—
3Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from German -ung →Every word from Old High German -unga →
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