Where does “Brieftaubenzüchter” come from?
Brieftaubenzüchter (German) comes from German Brieftaube, from German taube, from German taub, from Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
Brieftaubenzüchter (German): homing pigeon breeder, homer breeder
Definitions
- homing pigeon breeder, homer breeder
Ancestry of “Brieftaubenzüchter”, step by step
Brieftaubenzüchter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brieftaube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brieftaube | a homing pigeon is a breed or variety of... |
| 2 | German | taube | pigeon, dove |
| 3 | German | taub | deaf; numb; empty |
| 4 | Middle High German | toup | — |
| 5 | Old High German | toub | deaf |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | daub | stunned; deaf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | daubaz | stunned; deaf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via German Züchter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Züchter | breeder |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |