Where does “Gemeine Fichte” come from?
Gemeine Fichte (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.
Gemeine Fichte (German): Norway spruce any tree of the species
Definitions
- Norway spruce any tree of the species
Ancestry of “Gemeine Fichte”, step by step
Gemeine Fichte 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 gemein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gemein | mean, base, nasty, cruel, wicked, vile, vicious,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gemein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gimeinī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gamainī | common; shared, communal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gamainiz | shared, communal, public; common, ordinary |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moynis | — |