Where does “Bibelforscher” come from?

Bibelforscher (German) comes from German Forscher, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku, from Proto-Germanic furskō.

Bibelforscher (German): scientist, expert or specialist in the field of...

Definitions

  1. scientist, expert or specialist in the field of...

Ancestry of “Bibelforscher”, step by step

Bibelforscher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Forscher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanForscheragent noun of forschen; researcher
2Germanforschento research
3Middle Low Germanvorschen
4Middle High Germanvorschen
5Old High Germanforscōn
6Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
7Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
8Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂

via German bibel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanbibelBible, bible
2Middle High Germanbibel
3Ancient Greekβιβλίαnominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον
4Ancient GreekβιβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
5Ancient GreekβυβλίονStrip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any...
6Ancient Greekβύβλοςpapyrus; book
7Phoenician𐤂𐤁𐤋Byblos
8Phoenician𐤀𐤋god, deity
9Proto-Semiticʔil-deity, god
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti