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Where does “Hechtbarbe” come from?

Hechtbarbe (German) comes from German hecht, from Middle High German hechet, from Old High German hehhit, from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz.

Hechtbarbe (German): mangar, a fish

Definitions

  1. mangar, a fish

Ancestry of “Hechtbarbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhecht—
2Middle High Germanhechet—
3Old High Germanhehhit—
4Proto-Germanichakiþaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hakiþaz →