Where does “Seidenweber” come from?
Seidenweber (German) comes from German Seide, from Middle High German sīde, from Old High German sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdā, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- — to satiate, satisfy.
Seidenweber (German): silk weaver male or of unspecified sex
Definitions
- silk weaver male or of unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Seidenweber”, step by step
Seidenweber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Seide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seide | silk; Any of several parasitic vines, of the... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sīde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sīda | silk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sīdā | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 6 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |