Where does “ウンデカン” come from?

ウンデカン (Japanese) comes from German Undecan, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ウンデカン (Japanese): undecane

Definitions

  1. undecane

Ancestry of “ウンデカン”, step by step

ウンデカン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Undecan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUndecanundecane
2Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English undecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundecaneAny of many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon...
2Englishane—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →