Where does “Insektenvernichter” come from?
Insektenvernichter (German) comes from German Vernichter, from German vernichten, from Middle High German vernihten, from Middle High German nihten, from Middle High German niht, from Old High German niwiht, from Old High German nio, from Old High German io — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Insektenvernichter (German): insect killer
Definitions
- insect killer
Ancestry of “Insektenvernichter”, step by step
Insektenvernichter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vernichter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vernichter | annihilator |
| 2 | German | vernichten | to destroy; to ruin; to wreck; to annihilate; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vernihten | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | nihten | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | niht | not |
| 6 | Old High German | niwiht | — |
| 7 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 8 | Old High German | io | always |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |