Where does “Fichtenast” come from?

Fichtenast (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.

Fichtenast (German): spruce limb, spruce bough

Definitions

  1. spruce limb, spruce bough

Ancestry of “Fichtenast”, step by step

Fichtenast 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 ast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanastbough, limb, branch
2Middle High Germanast—
3Old High Germanastbranch
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péwḱ-t-ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiuhtijǭ →
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