Where does “Süßwasserkrabbe” come from?
Süßwasserkrabbe (German) comes from German Süßwasser, from German süß, from Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Süßwasserkrabbe (German): freshwater crab
Definitions
- freshwater crab
Ancestry of “Süßwasserkrabbe”, step by step
Süßwasserkrabbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Süßwasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Süßwasser | fresh water |
| 2 | German | süß | sweet; cute; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | süezi | — |
| 4 | Old High German | suozī | sweet |
| 5 | Old High German | -ī | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |