Where does “Gletscherfalter” come from?
Gletscherfalter (German) comes from German Gletscher, from Alemannic German Gletscher, from Romansch glatscher, from Latin glaciarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
Gletscherfalter (German): Alpine grayling (Oeneis glacialis)
Definitions
- Alpine grayling (Oeneis glacialis)
Ancestry of “Gletscherfalter”, step by step
Gletscherfalter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gletscher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gletscher | glacier |
| 2 | Alemannic German | Gletscher | glacier |
| 3 | Romansch | glatscher | — |
| 4 | Latin | glaciarium | glacier |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via German Falter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Falter | an insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a... |
| 2 | German | falten | to fold |
| 3 | Middle High German | valden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | faldan | to fold |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | falþan | to fold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | falþaną | to fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |