Where does “Eichhörnchenfell” come from?

Eichhörnchenfell (German) comes from German Eichhörnchen, from German Eichhorn, from Middle High German eichurne, from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-West Germanic aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Eichhörnchenfell (German): squirrel fur

Definitions

  1. squirrel fur

Ancestry of “Eichhörnchenfell”, step by step

Eichhörnchenfell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eichhörnchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEichhörnchensquirrel
2GermanEichhornsquirrel
3Middle High Germaneichurnesquirrel
4Old High Germaneihhornosquirrel
5Proto-West Germanicaikwernōsquirrel
6Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Fell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFellfur, pelt; hide
2Frankishvëlskin, hide
3Old High GermanfëlA fur
4Proto-West Germanic*fellskin, hide
5Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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