Where does “Kiefernzweig” come from?

Kiefernzweig (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.

Kiefernzweig (German): pine branch

Definitions

  1. pine branch

Ancestry of “Kiefernzweig”, step by step

Kiefernzweig 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 Zweig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweigbranch, twig; branch; section
2Middle High Germanzwīc
3Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
4Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
5Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ-