Where does “Zweierlogarithmus” come from?
Zweierlogarithmus (German) comes from German zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Zweierlogarithmus (German): binary logarithm
Definitions
- binary logarithm
Ancestry of “Zweierlogarithmus”, step by step
Zweierlogarithmus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German zwei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zwei | two |
| 2 | Middle High German | zwēne | two |
| 3 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via German ēr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ēr | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | er | he |
| 3 | Old High German | ēr | ore; brass; formerly, previously; early |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | iʀ | he, it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via German Logarithmus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Logarithmus | logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x) |