Where does “bjelančevina” come from?

bjelančevina (Serbo-Croatian) 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.

bjelančevina (Serbo-Croatian): protein

Definitions

  1. protein

Ancestry of “bjelančevina”, step by step

bjelančevina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eiweiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEiweißalbumen, egg white; protein
2GermanEiegg; something egg-shaped; testicle; ball
3Middle High Germaneiegg
4Old High Germaneian egg
5Proto-West Germanicaijegg
6EnglishiceWater in frozen form; Any frozen volatile...
7Middle Englishisice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy...
8Old Englishīsice
9Proto-West Germanicīsice
10Proto-Germanicīsąice
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost

via New Latin albumin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinalbumin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH-Every word from Proto-Germanic īsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic īs