Where does “Speichereiweiß” come from?
Speichereiweiß (German) comes from German Eiweiß, from German Ei, from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs — ice, frost.
Speichereiweiß (German): storage protein
Definitions
- storage protein
Ancestry of “Speichereiweiß”, step by step
Speichereiweiß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Eiweiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eiweiß | albumen, egg white; protein |
| 2 | German | Ei | egg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball |
| 3 | Middle High German | ei | egg |
| 4 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 6 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 7 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 8 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via German Speicher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Speicher | granary; storage room in the attic; memory |
| 2 | Middle High German | spīcher | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spīhhāri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spīkārī | granary |
| 5 | Latin | spicarium | granary |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |