Where does “Fichtenporling” come from?

Fichtenporling (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.

Fichtenporling (German): red-belted conk

Definitions

  1. red-belted conk

Ancestry of “Fichtenporling”, step by step

Fichtenporling 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 Porling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPorlingconk fruiting body of a polypore fungus
2GermanPorepore
3Latinporuspore, passage in the body; tufa
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péwḱ-t-ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic fiuhtijǭ →