Where does “Samtpfötchen” come from?

Samtpfötchen (German) comes from German samt, from Middle High German samīt, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

Samtpfötchen (German): velvet paw

Definitions

  1. velvet paw

Ancestry of “Samtpfötchen”, step by step

Samtpfötchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German samt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansamttogether with; Only used in samt und sonders
2Middle High Germansamīt—
3Old Frenchsamitsamite
4Latinsamitum—
5Ancient Greekἑξάμιτον—
6Ancient Greekἕξsix
7Proto-Hellenichwékscardinal...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via German Pfötchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfötchenDiminutive of Pfote
2German-chennowadays the most common suffix to create a...
3Middle High German-echen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwéks →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕξ →