Where does “Elefantenrüsselschlange” come from?
Elefantenrüsselschlange (German) comes from German Elefantenrüssel, from German -en-, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Elefantenrüsselschlange (German): wart snake acquatic snake of the genus
Definitions
- wart snake acquatic snake of the genus
Ancestry of “Elefantenrüsselschlange”, step by step
Elefantenrüsselschlange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Elefantenrüssel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Elefantenrüssel | elephant's trunk |
| 2 | German | -en- | — |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German Schlange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlange | snake |
| 2 | Middle High German | slange | snake |
| 3 | Old High German | slango | snake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slangô | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |