Where does “Kammratte” come from?

Kammratte (German) comes from German Kamm, from Middle High German [[kamb]], [[camb]], [[chamb]], from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic kamb, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

Kammratte (German): tuco-tuco

Definitions

  1. tuco-tuco

Ancestry of “Kammratte”, step by step

Kammratte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKammcomb
2Middle High German[[kamb]], [[camb]], [[chamb]]—
3Old High Germanchambcomb
4Proto-West Germanickambcomb
5Proto-Germanickambazcomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via German Ratte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRatterat
2Middle High Germanratte—
3Old High Germanratorat
4Proto-Germanicratō—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
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