Where does “Tintenlöscher” come from?

Tintenlöscher (German) comes from German Tinte, from Latin tincta, from Latin tingere, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Tintenlöscher (German): ink eraser pen used to erase ink

Definitions

  1. ink eraser pen used to erase ink

Ancestry of “Tintenlöscher”, step by step

Tintenlöscher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTinteink
2Latintinctanominative feminine singular of tīnctus;...
3Latintingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via German löschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöschento quench; to delete, to erase; to unload
2Middle High Germanleschen—
3Old High Germanlescan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Latin tingere →Every word from Latin tincta →