Where does “Pflanzenschutz” come from?
Pflanzenschutz (German) comes from German Pflanze, from Old High German pflanza, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
Pflanzenschutz (German): plant/crop protection
Definitions
- plant/crop protection
Ancestry of “Pflanzenschutz”, step by step
Pflanzenschutz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pflanze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pflanze | plant |
| 2 | Old High German | pflanza | plant |
| 3 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via German Schütz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schütz | contactor |
| 2 | German | schützen | to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schützen | to dam; to grant protection; to protect; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |