Where does “Nebelhorn” come from?
Nebelhorn (German) comes from German nebel, from Middle High German nebel, from Romansch nibel, from Spanish nivel, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Nebelhorn (German): foghorn
Definitions
- foghorn
Ancestry of “Nebelhorn”, step by step
Nebelhorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nebel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nebel | inflection of nebeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | nebel | fog |
| 3 | Romansch | nibel | cloud |
| 4 | Spanish | nivel | level, tier, height; level, standard; level |
| 5 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 7 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 8 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via German horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 2 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |