Where does “Kiefernnadel” come from?

Kiefernnadel (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.

Kiefernnadel (German): pine needle

Definitions

  1. pine needle

Ancestry of “Kiefernnadel”, step by step

Kiefernnadel 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 Nadel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
2Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Germanic furhō →
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