Where does “Verdünnung” come from?
Verdünnung (German) comes from German verdünnen, from German dünn, from Middle High German dünne, from Old High German dunni, from Proto-West Germanic þunnī, from Proto-Germanic þunnuz, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- — to stretch, to extend.
Verdünnung (German): dilution, thinning, rarefaction
Definitions
- dilution, thinning, rarefaction
Ancestry of “Verdünnung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verdünnen | to thin down, to dilute |
| 2 | German | dünn | thin, slender, slim; weak, not strong; flimsy |
| 3 | Middle High German | dünne | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dunni | thin |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þunnī | thin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þunnuz | thin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ténh₂us | thin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tenh₂- | to stretch, to extend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |