Where does “Hörschnecke” come from?

Hörschnecke (German) comes from German hören, from Middle High German hœren, from Old High German hōren, from Proto-West Germanic hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Hörschnecke (German): cochlea

Definitions

  1. cochlea

Ancestry of “Hörschnecke”, step by step

Hörschnecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hören

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhörento hear; to listen to, pay attention to; to...
2Middle High Germanhœrento hear
3Old High Germanhōrento hear
4Proto-West Germanichauʀijanto hear
5Proto-Germanichauzijanąto hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱh₂owsyétito be sharp-eared, to hear well
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via German Schnecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneckesnail, slug; An attractive woman; chick; The...
2Middle High Germansnëcke
3Old High Germansneggo
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti
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