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Where does “larchen” come from?

larchen (English) comes from English larch, from German Lärche, from Middle High German lē̆rche, from Old High German lerihha, from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

larchen (English): Of or pertaining to the larch tree

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the larch tree

Ancestry of “larchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlarchA coniferous tree, of genus "Larix", having...
2GermanLärchelarch
3Middle High Germanlē̆rche—
4Old High Germanlerihha—
5Latinlarixlarch
6Ancient Greekλάριξlarch; Venice turpentine
7Proto-Celticdaruoak
8Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
9Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
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