Where does “weichmagnetisch” come from?
weichmagnetisch (German) comes from German weich, from Middle High German weich, from Old High German weih, from Proto-West Germanic waikw, from Proto-Germanic waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
weichmagnetisch (German): soft magnetic
Definitions
- soft magnetic
Ancestry of “weichmagnetisch”, step by step
weichmagnetisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German weich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weich | soft |
| 2 | Middle High German | weich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weih | soft |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waikw | weak, soft, pliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waikwaz | weak, soft, pliable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via German magnetisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | magnetisch | magnetic |
| 2 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |