Where does “Baumwipfelpfad” come from?

Baumwipfelpfad (German) comes from German pfad, from Middle High German pfat, from Old High German pfad, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

Baumwipfelpfad (German): treetop walkway

Definitions

  1. treetop walkway

Ancestry of “Baumwipfelpfad”, step by step

Baumwipfelpfad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pfad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpfadpath
2Middle High Germanpfat
3Old High Germanpfad
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via German Baumwipfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaumwipfeltreetop
2Germanbaumtree
3Middle High Germanboumtree
4Old High Germanboumtree, beam
5Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
6Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHsEvery word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh