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Where does “Nacktschwanzgürteltier” come from?

Nacktschwanzgürteltier (German) comes from German Gürteltier, from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Nacktschwanzgürteltier (German): naked-tailed armadillo, an armadillo of the...

Definitions

  1. naked-tailed armadillo, an armadillo of the...

Ancestry of “Nacktschwanzgürteltier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGürteltierarmadillo
2GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
3Middle High Germantier—
4Old High Germantioranimal
5Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
6Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature
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