Where does “Hahnenfußgewächs” come from?
Hahnenfußgewächs (German) comes from German Hahnenfuß, from German fuß, from Middle High German vuoȥ, from Old High German fuoȥ, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Hahnenfußgewächs (German): any plant of the buttercup or crowfoot family (Ranunculaceae)
Definitions
- any plant of the buttercup or crowfoot family (Ranunculaceae)
Ancestry of “Hahnenfußgewächs”, step by step
Hahnenfußgewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hahnenfuß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hahnenfuß | buttercup |
| 2 | German | fuß | foot |
| 3 | Middle High German | vuoȥ | a foot |
| 4 | Old High German | fuoȥ | foot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |