Where does “Pferdeschweif” come from?

Pferdeschweif (German) comes from German Schweif, from Middle High German sweif, from Old High German sweif.

Pferdeschweif (German): tail of a horse, horse tail

Definitions

  1. tail of a horse, horse tail

Ancestry of “Pferdeschweif”, step by step

Pferdeschweif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schweif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchweiftail
2Middle High Germansweif—
3Old High Germansweif—

via German Pferde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPferde—
Every word from Old High German sweif →Every word from Middle High German sweif →Every word from German Schweif →