Where does “Mangrovenwald” come from?
Mangrovenwald (German) comes from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Mangrovenwald (German): mangrove forest
Definitions
- mangrove forest
Ancestry of “Mangrovenwald”, step by step
Mangrovenwald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wald | forest; woods; woodland |
| 2 | Middle High German | walt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wald | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via German Mangrove
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mangrove | mangrove |