Where does “Eulenbach” come from?

Eulenbach (German) comes from German bach, from Middle High German werke, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “Eulenbach”, step by step

Eulenbach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbach
2Middle High Germanwerke
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via German Eule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEuleowl; a moth of the family Noctuidae
2Middle High Germaniule
3Old High Germanūwilaowl
4Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-
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