Where does “hochenergetisch” come from?

hochenergetisch (German) comes from German energetisch, from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

hochenergetisch (German): high-energy

Definitions

  1. high-energy

Ancestry of “hochenergetisch”, step by step

hochenergetisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German energetisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanenergetischenergetic; energetically
2German-ischan adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...
3Middle High German-isch
4Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch
2Middle High Germanhōch
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -iskazEvery word from German -isch