Where does “Regenpfeifer” come from?
Regenpfeifer (German) comes from German Pfeifer, from English Pfeiffer, from German Pfeiffer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
Regenpfeifer (German): plover
Definitions
- plover
Ancestry of “Regenpfeifer”, step by step
Regenpfeifer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pfeifer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pfeifer | piper |
| 2 | English | Pfeiffer | — |
| 3 | German | Pfeiffer | — |
| 4 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 5 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |