Where does “Elefantenrüsselmuschel” come from?
Elefantenrüsselmuschel (German) comes from German Muschel, from Old High German muscula, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs — mouse.
Elefantenrüsselmuschel (German): geoduck, a species of clam
Definitions
- geoduck, a species of clam
Ancestry of “Elefantenrüsselmuschel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Muschel | a bivalve; a mussel; a snailshell |
| 2 | Old High German | muscula | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 4 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 5 | Latin | mūsculus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |