Where does “Sibirische Fichte” come from?
Sibirische Fichte (German) comes from German Fichte, from Middle High German viehte, from Old High German fiuhta, from Proto-West Germanic fiuhtijā, from Proto-Germanic fiuhtijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European péwḱ-t-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European pewḱ- — pine.
Sibirische Fichte (German): Siberian spruce any tree of the species
Definitions
- Siberian spruce any tree of the species
Ancestry of “Sibirische Fichte”, step by step
Sibirische Fichte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fichte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fichte | A spruce; the common tree; spruce; the wood and... |
| 2 | Middle High German | viehte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fiuhta | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fiuhtijā | spruce |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiuhtijǭ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péwḱ-t-ih₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pewḱ- | pine |
via German sibirisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sibirisch | Siberian |
| 2 | German | -isch | an adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |