Where does “Pfuchahn” come from?
Pfuchahn (German) comes from German ahn, from Middle High German an, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
Pfuchahn (German): great-great-grandfather
Definitions
- great-great-grandfather
Ancestry of “Pfuchahn”, step by step
Pfuchahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ahn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ahn | singular imperative of ahnen |
| 2 | Middle High German | an | on |
| 3 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German pfuch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pfuch | — |