Where does “蛋白” come from?
蛋白 (Japanese) comes from German Eiweiß, from German Ei, from Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs — ice, frost.
蛋白 (Japanese): egg white, albumen
Definitions
- egg white, albumen
Ancestry of “蛋白”, step by step
蛋白 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Eiweiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eiweiß | albumen, egg white; protein |
| 2 | German | Ei | egg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball |
| 3 | Middle High German | ei | egg |
| 4 | Old High German | ei | an egg |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 6 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 7 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 8 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via Middle Chinese 蛋白
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 蛋白 | — |