Where does “Webdichte” come from?

Webdichte (German) comes from German dīchte, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Webdichte (German): weave density, weaving density

Definitions

  1. weave density, weaving density

Ancestry of “Webdichte”, step by step

Webdichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German dīchte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandīchtedensity
2Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
3Middle High Germandīchte
4Old High Germandīhti
5Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
6Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German weben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwebento weave; to intertwine
2Middle High Germanweben
3Old High Germanwebanto weave
4Proto-West Germanicwebanto weave
5Proto-Germanicwebanąto weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-
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