Where does “Küstennebel” come from?
Küstennebel (German) comes from German nebel, from Middle High German nebel, from Romansch nibel, from Spanish nivel, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Küstennebel (German): coastal fog
Definitions
- coastal fog
Ancestry of “Küstennebel”, step by step
Küstennebel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nebel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nebel | inflection of nebeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | nebel | fog |
| 3 | Romansch | nibel | cloud |
| 4 | Spanish | nivel | level, tier, height; level, standard; level |
| 5 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 7 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 8 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |