Where does “Schwestermodell” come from?

Schwestermodell (German) comes from German Modell, from Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Schwestermodell (German): a model that has the same basis as another

Definitions

  1. a model that has the same basis as another

Ancestry of “Schwestermodell”, step by step

Schwestermodell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Modell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanModellA model of an object; A theoretical model
2Italianmodellomodel; mould, mold; pattern
3Vulgar Latinmodellus—
4Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via German schwester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwestersister
2Middle High Germanswëster—
3Old High Germanswestersister
4Proto-West Germanic*swestersister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin modulus →