Where does “Nutztierzucht” come from?
Nutztierzucht (German) comes from German Nutztier, 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.
Nutztierzucht (German): livestock breeding
Definitions
- livestock breeding
Ancestry of “Nutztierzucht”, step by step
Nutztierzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nutztier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nutztier | livestock; domesticated animals in general; farm... |
| 2 | German | Tier | animal; A person who has a quality thought of as... |
| 3 | Middle High German | tier | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tior | animal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via German Zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zucht | breeding; breed; animal farm; farm where animals... |
| 2 | Middle High German | zuht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zuht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tuhtiz | a pulling; discipline |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |