Where does “Meerforelle” come from?

Meerforelle (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.

Meerforelle (German): sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta)

Definitions

  1. sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta)

Ancestry of “Meerforelle”, step by step

Meerforelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Forelle

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

via German Meer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeersea; lake
2Middle High Germanmere—
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →