Where does “Fichtenammer” come from?

Fichtenammer (German) comes from German Fichte, from Middle High German viehte, from Old High German fiuhta, from Proto-West Germanic fiuhtijā, from Proto-Germanic fiuhtijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European péwḱ-t-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ- — pine.

Fichtenammer (German): pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos) type of songbird

Definitions

  1. pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos) type of songbird

Ancestry of “Fichtenammer”, step by step

Fichtenammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fichte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFichteA spruce; the common tree; spruce; the wood and...
2Middle High Germanviehte—
3Old High Germanfiuhta—
4Proto-West Germanicfiuhtijāspruce
5Proto-Germanicfiuhtijǭ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéwḱ-t-ih₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpewḱ-pine

via German Ammer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmmerbunting
2Latinamārusbitter (taste)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péwḱ-t-ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiuhtijǭ →