Where does “Nacktnasenwombat” come from?

Nacktnasenwombat (German) comes from German nase, from Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Nacktnasenwombat (German): common wombat, coarse-haired wombat, Vombatus...

Definitions

  1. common wombat, coarse-haired wombat, Vombatus...

Ancestry of “Nacktnasenwombat”, step by step

Nacktnasenwombat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German nase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasenose
2Middle High Germannasenose
3Old High Germannasanose
4Proto-West Germanic*nasunose
5Proto-Germanicnasōnose
6Proto-Indo-Europeannasō
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via German nackt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannacktnaked; bare
2Middle High Germannacket
3Old High Germannackutnaked
4Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
5Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

via German Wombat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWombatwombat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-Every word from Proto-Indo-European nasōEvery word from Proto-Germanic nasō