Where does “Ente” come from?
Ente (German) comes from Middle High German ente, from Middle High German ant, from Old High German enita, from Old High German anut, from Proto-West Germanic anad, from Old Irish anaid, from Proto-Celtic anati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₁ti — to breathe.
Ente (German): duck; mallard; Citroën 2CV
Definitions
- duck; mallard; Citroën 2CV
Ancestry of “Ente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ente | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | ant | duck |
| 3 | Old High German | enita | duck |
| 4 | Old High German | anut | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | anad | duck |
| 6 | Old Irish | anaid | to stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | anati | to pause; to remain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₁ti | to breathe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |