Where does “Sekundenkleber” come from?
Sekundenkleber (German) comes from German Kleber, from German kleben, from Middle High German kleben, from Old High German klebēn, from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.
Sekundenkleber (German): instant adhesive; superglue
Definitions
- instant adhesive; superglue
Ancestry of “Sekundenkleber”, step by step
Sekundenkleber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kleber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kleber | glue; gluten |
| 2 | German | kleben | to glue; to stick; to be sticky |
| 3 | Middle High German | kleben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | klebēn | to stick; cleave |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | klibēn | to stick, to adhere |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klibāną | to stick, to adhere |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via German Sekunde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sekunde | A unit of time; a second; A unit of angular... |
| 2 | Latin | secunda | inflection of secundus: ## feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |