Where does “Kiefernbaum” come from?

Kiefernbaum (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.

Kiefernbaum (German): pine tree

Definitions

  1. pine tree

Ancestry of “Kiefernbaum”, step by step

Kiefernbaum 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 baum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaumtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ-
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