Where does “Fichtennadel” come from?

Fichtennadel (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.

Fichtennadel (German): needle of a spruce

Definitions

  1. needle of a spruce

Ancestry of “Fichtennadel”, step by step

Fichtennadel 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 Nadel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
2Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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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