Where does “Kiefernast” come from?

Kiefernast (German) comes from German Kiefer, from German Kienföhre, from German Föhre, from Middle High German vorhe, from Old High German forha, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

Kiefernast (German): pine bough

Definitions

  1. pine bough

Ancestry of “Kiefernast”, step by step

Kiefernast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kiefer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKieferpine; jaw
2GermanKienföhrearchaic form of Kiefer
3GermanFöhrepine
4Middle High Germanvorhe—
5Old High Germanforha—
6Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

via German ast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanastbough, limb, branch
2Middle High Germanast—
3Old High Germanastbranch
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →