Where does “Viechdokta” come from?

Viechdokta (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian Viech, from Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

Viechdokta (Bavarian): veterinarian, vet

Definitions

  1. veterinarian, vet

Ancestry of “Viechdokta”, step by step

Viechdokta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bavarian Viech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianViechanimal
2Middle High Germanvihe—
3Old High Germanfihucattle
4Proto-West Germanic*fehulivestock
5Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Bavarian Dokta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianDoktaphysician
2Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Germanic fehu →