Where does “Tintenstrahl” come from?

Tintenstrahl (German) comes from German strahl, from Middle High German strāle, from Old High German strāla, from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Tintenstrahl (German): propelled droplets of ink

Definitions

  1. propelled droplets of ink

Ancestry of “Tintenstrahl”, step by step

Tintenstrahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
2Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
3Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
4Proto-Germanic*strālu—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via German Tinte

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