Where does “Perlentaucher” come from?
Perlentaucher (German) comes from German perle, from Middle High German perle, from Old High German perala, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
Perlentaucher (German): pearl diver
Definitions
- pearl diver
Ancestry of “Perlentaucher”, step by step
Perlentaucher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German perle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | perle | pearl concretion from oysters or imitation thereof |
| 2 | Middle High German | perle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | perala | — |
| 4 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via German taucher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | taucher | diver someone who dives, especially as a sport; someone who works underwater |
| 2 | German | tauchen | to dive; to bathe |
| 3 | Middle High German | tūchen | to dive, to duck, to submerge, to become submerged |
| 4 | Old High German | tūhhan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |