Where does “Fichtenrüsselkäfer” come from?
Fichtenrüsselkäfer (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.
Fichtenrüsselkäfer (German): pine weevil
Definitions
- pine weevil
Ancestry of “Fichtenrüsselkäfer”, step by step
Fichtenrüsselkäfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fichte | A spruce; the common tree; spruce; the wood and... |
| 2 | Middle High German | viehte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fiuhta | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fiuhtijā | spruce |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiuhtijǭ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péwḱ-t-ih₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pewḱ- | pine |
via German Rüsselkäfer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rüsselkäfer | weevil |
| 2 | German | Käfer | beetle; young girl, wench; Volkswagen Type 1... |
| 3 | Middle High German | këvere | — |
| 4 | Old High German | chevar | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kefrō | beetle |