Where does “Wasserpumpenzange” come from?

Wasserpumpenzange (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;...

Wasserpumpenzange (German): adjustable pliers, Channellocks, tongue-and-groove pliers, water pump pliers, groove-joint pliers

Definitions

  1. adjustable pliers, Channellocks, tongue-and-groove pliers, water pump pliers, groove-joint pliers

Ancestry of “Wasserpumpenzange”, step by step

Wasserpumpenzange traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German wasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwasserinflection of wassern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwazzerwater
3Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
4Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via German Zange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZangea pair of pincers, pliers, tongs, forceps
2Middle High Germanzange
3Old High Germanzangatongs
4Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
5Proto-Germanictangōtongs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

via German pumpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpumpento pump
2GermanPumpepump; heart
3Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
4Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-