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
- treetop walkway
Ancestry of “Baumwipfelpfad”, step by step
Baumwipfelpfad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German pfad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pfad | path |
| 2 | Middle High German | pfat | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfad | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | paþ | path |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | paþaz | path |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pántaHh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pántaHs | path |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |
via German Baumwipfel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Baumwipfel | treetop |
| 2 | German | baum | tree |
| 3 | Middle High German | boum | tree |
| 4 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |