Where does “Schwarzerle” come from?

Schwarzerle (German) comes from German Erle, from Old High German erila, from Proto-Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

Schwarzerle (German): black alder

Definitions

  1. black alder

Ancestry of “Schwarzerle”, step by step

Schwarzerle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErlealder
2Old High Germanerilaalder
3Proto-Germanic*aliʀu—
4Proto-Germanicalizōalder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →
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