Where does “Diskuswurf” come from?

Diskuswurf (German) comes from German Diskus, from Dutch discus, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Diskuswurf (German): discus throw

Definitions

  1. discus throw

Ancestry of “Diskuswurf”, step by step

Diskuswurf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Diskus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDiskusdiscus
2Dutchdiscusdiscus
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via German Wurf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWurfthrow; litter
2Middle High Germanwurf—
3Old High Germanwurf—
4Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic dikskō →