Where does “Dickmaulrüssler” come from?
Dickmaulrüssler (German) comes from German dick, from Middle High German dicke, from Old High German dicchī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Dickmaulrüssler (German): Otiorhynchus-genus weevil
Definitions
- Otiorhynchus-genus weevil
Ancestry of “Dickmaulrüssler”, step by step
Dickmaulrüssler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German dick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dick | thick; fat |
| 2 | Middle High German | dicke | thickly; often |
| 3 | Old High German | dicchī | thick |
| 4 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German Maul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maul | mouth of an animal; mouth of a person; a part of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | mūl | mill |
| 3 | Old High German | mūl | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mūl | mule |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mūlą | muzzle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |
via German Rüssler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rüssler | weevil |