Where does “Buckelkopfbuntbarsch” come from?

Buckelkopfbuntbarsch (German) comes from German buckel, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.

Buckelkopfbuntbarsch (German): lionhead cichlid

Definitions

  1. lionhead cichlid

Ancestry of “Buckelkopfbuntbarsch”, step by step

Buckelkopfbuntbarsch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German buckel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbuckelboss
2German-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives...
3German-jährigyears old; years lasting
4GermanJahryear
5Middle High Germanjāryear
6Old High Germanjāryear
7Proto-West Germanicjāryear
8Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

via German Buntbarsch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuntbarschcichlid
2GermanBarschperch
3Middle High Germanbars
4Old High Germanbars
5Proto-Germanic*bars
6Proto-Germanicbarskaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₁r-Every word from German -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic jērą
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