Where does “wasserlöslich” come from?
wasserlöslich (German) comes from German löslich, from German lösen, from Dutch lozen, from Middle Dutch lôsen, from Old Dutch lōsen, from Proto-West Germanic lausijan, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
wasserlöslich (German): water-soluble
Definitions
- water-soluble
Ancestry of “wasserlöslich”, step by step
wasserlöslich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German löslich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | löslich | soluble |
| 2 | German | lösen | to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | lozen | to drain, to discharge; to drive away, to force... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lôsen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lōsen | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lausijan | to release, to set free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German wasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 3 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |