Where does “Ameisenhügel” come from?

Ameisenhügel (German) comes from German Ameise, from Old High German āmeiza, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ameisenhügel (German): anthill

Definitions

  1. anthill

Ancestry of “Ameisenhügel”, step by step

Ameisenhügel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ameise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmeiseant
2Old High Germanāmeiza—
3Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German Hügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHügelhill
2Proto-Germanichaugazheight; hill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →