Where does “Nasenlippenfurche” come from?

Nasenlippenfurche (German) comes from German Furche, from Middle High German vurch, from Old High German furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Nasenlippenfurche (German): nasolabial fold

Definitions

  1. nasolabial fold

Ancestry of “Nasenlippenfurche”, step by step

Nasenlippenfurche traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Furche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFurchefurrow
2Middle High Germanvurch
3Old High Germanfurhfurrow; ravine, gorge
4Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
5Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
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 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 lippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlippelip
2Yiddishליפּlip
3Middle High Germanlippe
4Old High German*lippa
5Proto-Germanic*lippjō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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