Where does “Breitschnauzen-Halbmaki” come from?
Breitschnauzen-Halbmaki (German) comes from German Halbmaki, from German halb, from Middle High German halp, from Old High German halb, from Proto-West Germanic halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Breitschnauzen-Halbmaki (German): greater bamboo lemur, Prolemur simus
Definitions
- greater bamboo lemur, Prolemur simus
Ancestry of “Breitschnauzen-Halbmaki”, step by step
Breitschnauzen-Halbmaki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Halbmaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Halbmaki | bamboo lemur |
| 2 | German | halb | half, halfway; a half-hour before, thirty minutes... |
| 3 | Middle High German | halp | — |
| 4 | Old High German | halb | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | halb | half |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |