Where does “Eichenblatt” come from?
Eichenblatt (German) comes from German blatt, from Middle High German blat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Eichenblatt (German): oakleaf the leaf of the oak
Definitions
- oakleaf the leaf of the oak
Ancestry of “Eichenblatt”, step by step
Eichenblatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blatt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blatt | leaf green and flat organ of a plant |
| 2 | Middle High German | blat | leaf |
| 3 | Old High German | blat | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German Eiche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eiche | An oak tree, an oak, "Quercus"; the common tree;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | eich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | eih | oak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aik | oak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ilā | Forms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiks | oak tree; oak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |