Where does “Wasserkreislauf” come from?
Wasserkreislauf (German) comes from German wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Wasserkreislauf (German): water cycle
Definitions
- water cycle
Ancestry of “Wasserkreislauf”, step by step
Wasserkreislauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 3 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via German Kreislauf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kreislauf | loop, cycle; circuit; circulation |
| 2 | German | Lauf | a run; a leg of certain animals; barrel |
| 3 | Middle High German | louf | — |
| 4 | Old High German | hlouf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupą | leap; course, race |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |