Where does “Büffeljagd” come from?
Büffeljagd (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.
Büffeljagd (German): buffalo hunt, buffalo hunting
Definitions
- buffalo hunt, buffalo hunting
Ancestry of “Büffeljagd”, step by step
Büffeljagd 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 Jagd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jagd | hunt, hunting |
| 2 | Middle High German | jagit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | jagōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |