Where does “Schmelztiegel” come from?

Schmelztiegel (German) comes from German Tiegel, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

Schmelztiegel (German): melting pot

Definitions

  1. melting pot

Ancestry of “Schmelztiegel”, step by step

Schmelztiegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tiegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTiegelcrucible
2Latintēgulaa large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex
3Latintegōto cover; to clothe
4Proto-Italictegōcover
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

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-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →