Where does “Fruchtfolge” come from?
Fruchtfolge (German) comes from German frucht, from Middle High German fruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom — to give.
Fruchtfolge (German): crop rotation
Definitions
- crop rotation
Ancestry of “Fruchtfolge”, step by step
Fruchtfolge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German frucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | frucht | fruit seed-bearing part of a plant |
| 2 | Middle High German | fruht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fruht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 5 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via German folge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | folge | inflection of folgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | volge | entourage, retinue group of attendants |
| 3 | Old High German | folga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folgēn | to follow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulgāną | to follow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |