Where does “Büffelherde” come from?
Büffelherde (German) comes from German Büffel, from French buffle, from Late Latin bubalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
Büffelherde (German): herd of buffalo
Definitions
- herd of buffalo
Ancestry of “Büffelherde”, step by step
Büffelherde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Büffel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büffel | buffalo; coarse cloth; lout, clod |
| 2 | French | buffle | buffalo |
| 3 | Late Latin | bubalus | antelope, gazelle; wild ox, buffalo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German Herde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Herde | herd; plural of Herd |
| 2 | German | herd | cooker; stove |
| 3 | English | hearth | A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or... |
| 4 | Middle English | herth | A hearth; a place where a fire is lighted; A... |
| 5 | Old English | heorþ | hearth |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |