Where does “Birkenröhrling” come from?
Birkenröhrling (German) comes from German Röhrling, from German röhre, from Middle High German rōre, from Old High German rōra, from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic rauzą, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Ancestry of “Birkenröhrling”, step by step
Birkenröhrling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Röhrling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Röhrling | bolete, boletus |
| 2 | German | röhre | tube, duct, pipe |
| 3 | Middle High German | rōre | reed, rush |
| 4 | Old High German | rōra | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rōr | pipe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rauzą | pipe, reed, shaft, tube; reed, rush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |