Where does “elektrischer Insektenvernichter” come from?
elektrischer Insektenvernichter (German) comes from German Insektenvernichter, from German Vernichter, from German vernichten, from Middle High German vernihten, from Middle High German nihten, from Middle High German niht, from Old High German niwiht, from Old High German nio — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
elektrischer Insektenvernichter (German): bug zapper, electric insect killer
Definitions
- bug zapper, electric insect killer
Ancestry of “elektrischer Insektenvernichter”, step by step
elektrischer Insektenvernichter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Insektenvernichter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Insektenvernichter | insect killer |
| 2 | German | Vernichter | annihilator |
| 3 | German | vernichten | to destroy; to ruin; to wreck; to annihilate; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vernihten | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | nihten | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | niht | not |
| 7 | Old High German | niwiht | — |
| 8 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 9 | Old High German | io | always |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via German elektrischer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | elektrischer | — |