Where does “Bergweißling” come from?

Bergweißling (German) comes from German berg, from Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, from Proto-West Germanic berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Bergweißling (German): a dark-veined white or mountain green-veined white; any butterfly of the species Pieris bryoniae, a Palearctic butterfly of the family Pieridae

Definitions

  1. a dark-veined white or mountain green-veined white; any butterfly of the species Pieris bryoniae, a Palearctic butterfly of the family Pieridae

Ancestry of “Bergweißling”, step by step

Bergweißling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberga mountain, hill
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via German Weißling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißlingAny butterfly of the family Pieridae
2German-lingIndicates possession of or connection with a...
3Old High German-ling—
4Proto-Germanic*-ling—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berg →