Where does “Zinnabbau” come from?
Zinnabbau (German) comes from German Zinn, from Middle High German zin, from Old High German zin, from Proto-Germanic tiną, from Proto-Indo-European dinom.
Zinnabbau (German): tin mining
Definitions
- tin mining
Ancestry of “Zinnabbau”, step by step
Zinnabbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zinn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zinn | tin |
| 2 | Middle High German | zin | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zin | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tiną | tin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dinom | — |
via German Abbau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abbau | dismantling, demolition; mining; decomposition,... |