Where does “röntgenstråle” come from?

röntgenstråle (Swedish) comes from Swedish stråle, from Middle Dutch strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu — arrow.

röntgenstråle (Swedish): X-ray

Definitions

  1. X-ray

Ancestry of “röntgenstråle”, step by step

röntgenstråle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stråle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrålea ray, a beam; ray; a line extending indefinitely...
2Middle Dutchstrâlearrow
3Old Dutchstrāla—
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow

via Swedish röntgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishröntgenX-ray, also used in compound terms
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →Every word from Old Dutch strāla →Every word from Middle Dutch strâle →