Where does “Alpenschneehuhn” come from?

Alpenschneehuhn (German) comes from German Schneehuhn, from German Schnee, from Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Alpenschneehuhn (German): rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

Definitions

  1. rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

Ancestry of “Alpenschneehuhn”, step by step

Alpenschneehuhn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schneehuhn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneehuhnptarmigan
2GermanSchneesnow; cocaine
3Middle High Germansnêsnow
4Old High Germansnēosnow
5Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
6Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

via German Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenthe Alps; alps
2Middle High Germanalben—
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →
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