Where does “Ameisenlöwe” come from?
Ameisenlöwe (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.
Ameisenlöwe (German): antlion, doodlebug
Definitions
- antlion, doodlebug
Ancestry of “Ameisenlöwe”, step by step
Ameisenlöwe 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 Löwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Löwe | lion; lion, as used on a coat of arms; Leo |
| 2 | Middle High German | lewe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lēo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *lēwō | scythe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |