Where does “Ameisenjäger” come from?
Ameisenjäger (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.
Ameisenjäger (German): ant spider, zodariid
Definitions
- ant spider, zodariid
Ancestry of “Ameisenjäger”, step by step
Ameisenjäger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ameise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ameise | ant |
| 2 | Old High German | āmeiza | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | āmaitijā | ant |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German Jäger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jäger | hunter; fighter; light infantry |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |