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Where does “Sonnenstrahlung” come from?

Sonnenstrahlung (German) comes from German Strahlung, from German Strahlen, from Middle High German strelen, strælen, from Middle Dutch strâlen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

Sonnenstrahlung (German): solar radiation

Definitions

  1. solar radiation

Ancestry of “Sonnenstrahlung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrahlungradiation, irradiation
2GermanStrahlenplural of Strahl
3Middle High Germanstrelen, strælen—
4Middle Dutchstrâlen—
5Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
6Old Dutch-en—
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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