Where does “Zinksarg” come from?

Zinksarg (German) comes from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Zinksarg (German): zinc coffin

Definitions

  1. zinc coffin

Ancestry of “Zinksarg”, step by step

Zinksarg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzinksingular imperative of zinken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanzinketine, prong
3Old High Germanzinko—
4Proto-Germanictindaztooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German Sarg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSargcoffin
2Middle High Germansarc—
3Old High Germansark—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tindaz →