Where does “Silberbeschichtung” come from?
Silberbeschichtung (German) comes from German Beschichtung, from German beschichten, from German schichten, from Middle High German schihten, from Middle Low German schichten, from Old Saxon skiftian, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Silberbeschichtung (German): silver coating
Definitions
- silver coating
Ancestry of “Silberbeschichtung”, step by step
Silberbeschichtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beschichtung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschichtung | coating; lamination |
| 2 | German | beschichten | To coat, cover; To face, laminate |
| 3 | German | schichten | To layer, stratify, laminate |
| 4 | Middle High German | schihten | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | schichten | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | skiftian | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skiftijaną | To put in order; organise; arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skipatjaną | to organise, put in order |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skēyb- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |