Where does “Bergmannsfigur” come from?

Bergmannsfigur (German) comes from German Figur, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Bergmannsfigur (German): miner's figure

Definitions

  1. miner's figure

Ancestry of “Bergmannsfigur”, step by step

Bergmannsfigur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Figur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFigurfigure, figurine; character; piece
2Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
3Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via German Bergmann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBergmannminer, digger, pitman
2Middle High Germanbercman—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →