Where does “Kellerassel” come from?
Kellerassel (German) comes from German keller, from Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
Kellerassel (German): woodlouse, pill bug
Definitions
- woodlouse, pill bug
Ancestry of “Kellerassel”, step by step
Kellerassel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German keller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | keller | cellar |
| 2 | Middle High German | keller | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kellari | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kellārī | cellar, storeroom |
| 5 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 6 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via German assel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | assel | woodlouse, slater, pill bug |
| 2 | Middle High German | esel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | esil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | asil | donkey |
| 5 | Latin | asellus | Small or young ass or donkey |
| 6 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 7 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 8 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |