Where does “Plüschtier” come from?
Plüschtier (Alemannic German) comes from German Plüsch, from French peluche, from Old French peluchier, from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum — to grind, to crush.
Plüschtier (Alemannic German): animal plushie, stuffed animal
Definitions
- animal plushie, stuffed animal
Ancestry of “Plüschtier”, step by step
Plüschtier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Plüsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plüsch | plush |
| 2 | French | peluche | plush (toy), fluff |
| 3 | Old French | peluchier | to peel; to clean |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *pilūc(i)cāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 7 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 8 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Alemannic German Tier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemannic German | Tier | animal |
| 2 | Middle High German | tier | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tior | animal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |