Where does “Ameisenhaufen” come from?

Ameisenhaufen (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.

Ameisenhaufen (German): anthill

Definitions

  1. anthill

Ancestry of “Ameisenhaufen”, step by step

Ameisenhaufen 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 häufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhäufento heap (up), to pile up
2Middle High Germanhūfe—
3Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
4Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
5Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →