Where does “Artenvielfalt” come from?
Artenvielfalt (German) comes from German Vielfalt, from German viel, from Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Artenvielfalt (German): species richness; biodiversity
Definitions
- species richness; biodiversity
Ancestry of “Artenvielfalt”, step by step
Artenvielfalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vielfalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vielfalt | variety; diversity |
| 2 | German | viel | much, a lot; much, many |
| 3 | Middle High German | vil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | filu | many; much |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *felu | much, a lot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |