Where does “Kuscheltier” come from?

Kuscheltier (German) comes from German kuscheln, from German kuschen, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kuscheltier (German): stuffed animal

Definitions

  1. stuffed animal

Ancestry of “Kuscheltier”, step by step

Kuscheltier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kuscheln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankuschelnto cuddle
2Germankuschento lie down
3Frenchcoucherto lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
4Middle Frenchcoucherto put to bed; setting
5Old Frenchcouchierto go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
6Latincollocōto place, put, set in order, assign, arrange
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Tier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
2Middle High Germantier—
3Old High Germantioranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →