Where does “Schrödinger” come from?
Schrödinger (German) comes from Old Swedish -inger, from Old Norse -ingr, from Proto-Germanic -ingaz — Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of...
Ancestry of “Schrödinger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | -inger | Added to a noun stem, effecting i-mutation (if applicable), forming a noun denoting an inhabitant or original of a particular place, a student of a particular school, etc |
| 2 | Old Norse | -ingr | one belonging to”, “one who frequents |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ingaz | Forms derivatives of nouns with sense of... |