Where does “Ameisse” come from?

Ameisse (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German āmeiza, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ameisse (Alemannic German): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “Ameisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanāmeiza—
2Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
3Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →