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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

  1. membrane-bound

Ancestry of “membranständig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMembranmembrane; diaphragm
2Dutchmembraan—
3Middle Frenchmembrane—
4Latinmembrāna—
5Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
6Proto-Italicmemzrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
9Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →