Where does “inhomogen” come from?
inhomogen (German) comes from German homogen, from French homogène, from French gène, from Middle French gehenne, from Old French gehine, from Old French gehir, from Frankish jehhjan, from Proto-Germanic jehaną — to utter.
inhomogen (German): inhomogenous
Ancestry of “inhomogen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | homogen | homogeneous |
| 2 | French | homogène | homogeneous |
| 3 | French | gène | gene |
| 4 | Middle French | gehenne | — |
| 5 | Old French | gehine | punishment resulting from admission of guilt;... |
| 6 | Old French | gehir | to admit, confess, acknowledge |
| 7 | Frankish | jehhjan | to say, confess |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |