Where does “Pferdekopfnebel” come from?
Pferdekopfnebel (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.
Pferdekopfnebel (German): Horsehead Nebula
Definitions
- Horsehead Nebula
Ancestry of “Pferdekopfnebel”, step by step
Pferdekopfnebel 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 Pferdekopf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pferdekopf | horsehead |
| 2 | German | Pferd | horse; knight |
| 3 | Middle High German | phert | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfarifrit | horse |
| 5 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 6 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 8 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 9 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |