Where does “Ultraschallgerät” come from?

Ultraschallgerät (German) comes from German Gerät, from Middle High German geræte, from Old High German girāti, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ultraschallgerät (German): ultrasound machine, ultrasonic device

Definitions

  1. ultrasound machine, ultrasonic device

Ancestry of “Ultraschallgerät”, step by step

Ultraschallgerät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gerät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerätdevice, tool, appliance, machine; equipment,...
2Middle High Germangeræteequipment; consultation; equipment
3Old High Germangirātiadvice, consultation
4Old High Germanrātadvice, council; advise
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German Ultraschall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUltraschallultrasound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-