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Where does “Lachsforelle” come from?

Lachsforelle (German) comes from German Forelle, from Middle High German forhel, from Middle High German forhen, from Old High German forhana, from Proto-Germanic furhnō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Lachsforelle (German): one of several species in the Salmonidae family,...

Definitions

  1. one of several species in the Salmonidae family,...

Ancestry of “Lachsforelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanForelletrout
2Middle High Germanforhel—
3Middle High Germanforhen—
4Old High Germanforhana—
5Proto-Germanicfurhnōtrout
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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