Where does “Balkenspiralgalaxie” come from?

Balkenspiralgalaxie (German) comes from German Spiralgalaxie, from German Spirale, from Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

Balkenspiralgalaxie (German): barred spiral galaxy

Definitions

  1. barred spiral galaxy

Ancestry of “Balkenspiralgalaxie”, step by step

Balkenspiralgalaxie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Spiralgalaxie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpiralgalaxiespiral galaxy
2GermanSpiralespiral; intrauterine device
3Latinspiralisspiraling
4LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
5Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
6Middle Frenchtrompe
7Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
8Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

via German Balken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBalkenbeam, crossbeam; bar; beam
2Old High Germanbalkobeam
3Proto-West Germanicbalkōbeam, balk
4Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Frankish trumpaEvery word from Old French trompeEvery word from Middle French trompe