Where does “ไมโครเวฟ” come from?
ไมโครเวฟ (Thai) comes from English microwave, from English wave, from Middle English wawe, from Old English wǣġ, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
ไมโครเวฟ (Thai): microwave; microwave oven
Definitions
- microwave; microwave oven
Ancestry of “ไมโครเวฟ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | microwave | An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between... |
| 2 | English | wave | To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat... |
| 3 | Middle English | wawe | A wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;... |
| 4 | Old English | wǣġ | a weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēgaz | wave; sea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |