Where does “Vielflächner” come from?
Vielflächner (German) comes from German viel, from Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Vielflächner (German): polyhedron
Definitions
- polyhedron
Ancestry of “Vielflächner”, step by step
Vielflächner traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German viel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | viel | much, a lot; much, many |
| 2 | Middle High German | vil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | filu | many; much |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *felu | much, a lot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via German fläche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | fläche | surface |
| 2 | Middle High German | vleche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flah | flat, smooth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *flak | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |
via German ner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ner | Contraction of einer |