Where does “Fichtenzweig” come from?

Fichtenzweig (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.

Fichtenzweig (German): spruce branch

Definitions

  1. spruce branch

Ancestry of “Fichtenzweig”, step by step

Fichtenzweig 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 Zweig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweigbranch, twig; branch; section
2Middle High Germanzwīc—
3Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
4Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
5Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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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