Where does “Erdbeerwoche” come from?
Erdbeerwoche (German) comes from German Erdbeere, from Middle High German ërtbere, from Old High German ërdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic erþōbazją, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
Erdbeerwoche (German): menstrual period; shark week
Definitions
- menstrual period; shark week
Ancestry of “Erdbeerwoche”, step by step
Erdbeerwoche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erdbeere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erdbeere | strawberry |
| 2 | Middle High German | ërtbere | strawberry |
| 3 | Old High German | ërdberi | strawberry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *erþubaʀi | strawberry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþōbazją | strawberry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via German woche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | woche | week period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday |
| 2 | Middle High German | woche | week |
| 3 | Old High German | wehha | week |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wikā | week |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |