Where does “Fichtenzapfen” come from?
Fichtenzapfen (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.
Fichtenzapfen (German): spruce cone
Ancestry of “Fichtenzapfen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |