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Where does “nichtleitend” come from?

nichtleitend (German) comes from German nicht, from Middle High German niwiht, from Old High German niowiht, from Old High German nio, from Old High German io, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

nichtleitend (German): nonconducting; insulating

Definitions

  1. nonconducting; insulating

Ancestry of “nichtleitend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannichtnot, non-; right?; is it?; is it not?
2Middle High Germanniwiht—
3Old High Germanniowiht—
4Old High Germannionever
5Old High Germanioalways
6Proto-West Germanicaiwlong time, age, eternity; law
7Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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