Where does “Ameisenigel” come from?

Ameisenigel (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.

Ameisenigel (German): echidna, spiny anteater

Definitions

  1. echidna, spiny anteater

Ancestry of “Ameisenigel”, step by step

Ameisenigel 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 igel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanigelhedgehog
2Middle High Germanigel—
3Old High Germanigilhedgehog
4Proto-West Germanicigilhedgehog
5Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →