Where does “Brieftaubenzüchterin” come from?
Brieftaubenzüchterin (German) comes from German Brieftaubenzüchter, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
Brieftaubenzüchterin (German): homing pigeon breeder, homer breeder
Definitions
- homing pigeon breeder, homer breeder
Ancestry of “Brieftaubenzüchterin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brieftaubenzüchter | homing pigeon breeder, homer breeder |
| 2 | German | Brieftaube | a homing pigeon is a breed or variety of... |
| 3 | German | taube | pigeon, dove |
| 4 | German | taub | deaf; numb; empty |
| 5 | Middle High German | toup | — |
| 6 | Old High German | toub | deaf |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | daub | stunned; deaf |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | daubaz | stunned; deaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |