Where does “Zehnflächner” come from?

Zehnflächner (German) comes from German zehn, from Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.

Zehnflächner (German): decahedron

Definitions

  1. decahedron

Ancestry of “Zehnflächner”, step by step

Zehnflächner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zehn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzehnten
2Middle High Germanzehen—
3Old High Germanzehanten
4Proto-West Germanictehunten
5Proto-Germanictehunten
6Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥tten

via German fläche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflächesurface
2Middle High Germanvleche—
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t →Every word from Proto-Germanic tehun →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehun →