Where does “Ötzi” come from?
Ötzi (German) comes from German Ötztaler Alpen, from German Ötztaler, from German Ötztal, from German tal, from Middle High German tal, from Old High German tal, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic dalą — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Ötzi (German): A mummified man discovered in the Ötztal Alps
Definitions
- A mummified man discovered in the Ötztal Alps
Ancestry of “Ötzi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ötztaler Alpen | Ötztal Alps |
| 2 | German | Ötztaler | a native or inhabitant of the Ötztal |
| 3 | German | Ötztal | — |
| 4 | German | tal | valley |
| 5 | Middle High German | tal | — |
| 6 | Old High German | tal | valley |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *dal | valley, dale |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |