Where does “Nilflughund” come from?
Nilflughund (German) comes from German Flughund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
Nilflughund (German): Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Definitions
- Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Ancestry of “Nilflughund”, step by step
Nilflughund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flughund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flughund | megabat |
| 2 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 3 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 4 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via German Nil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nil | Nile |