Where does “membranständig” come from?
membranständig (German) comes from German Membran, from Dutch membraan, from Middle French membrane, from Latin membrāna, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-.
membranständig (German): membrane-bound
Definitions
- membrane-bound
Ancestry of “membranständig”, step by step
membranständig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Membran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Membran | membrane; diaphragm |
| 2 | Dutch | membraan | a membrane, thin, often separating, layer of (skin or other) tissue in animal or plant anatomy |
| 3 | Middle French | membrane | — |
| 4 | Latin | membrāna | the skin or membrane that covers parts of the body; especially the skin or slough of snakes |
| 5 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via German ständig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ständig | permanent, incessant; persistent; permanently |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |