Where does “Forelle” come from?

Forelle (German) comes from Middle High German forhel, from Middle High German forhen, from Old High German forhana, from Proto-Germanic furhnō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Forelle (German): trout

Definitions

  1. trout

Ancestry of “Forelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanforhel—
2Middle High Germanforhen—
3Old High Germanforhana—
4Proto-Germanicfurhnōtrout
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Forelle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →