Where does “Asseljäger” come from?
Asseljäger (German) comes from German assel, from Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic asil, from Latin asellus, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies — sharp.
Asseljäger (German): woodlouse spider
Definitions
- woodlouse spider
Ancestry of “Asseljäger”, step by step
Asseljäger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German assel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | assel | woodlouse, slater, pill bug |
| 2 | Middle High German | esel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | esil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | asil | donkey |
| 5 | Latin | asellus | Small or young ass or donkey |
| 6 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 7 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 8 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
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) |