Where does “Gitarrenhals” come from?

Gitarrenhals (German) comes from German Gitarre, from Spanish guitarra, from Old Spanish guitarra, from Arabic قِيثَارَة, from Latin cithara, from Ancient Greek κιθάρα — lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy.

Gitarrenhals (German): guitar neck

Definitions

guitar neck

Ancestry of “Gitarrenhals”, step by step

Gitarrenhals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gitarre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Gitarre	guitar
2	Spanish	guitarra	guitar
3	Old Spanish	guitarra	classical guitar
4	Arabic	قِيثَارَة	—
5	Latin	cithara	cithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
6	Ancient Greek	κιθάρα	lyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy

via German hals

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	hals	neck
2	Middle High German	hals	—
3	Old High German	hals	neck
4	Proto-West Germanic	hals	neck, throat
5	Proto-Germanic	halsaz	neck, throat
6	Proto-Indo-European	kólsos	—

Every word from Ancient Greek κιθάρα →