Where does “Spätfrühling” come from?

Spätfrühling (German) comes from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Spätfrühling (German): late spring

Definitions

  1. late spring

Ancestry of “Spätfrühling”, step by step

Spätfrühling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German spät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspätlate
2Middle High Germanspǣte—
3Old High Germanspāti—
4Proto-West Germanic*spādīlate
5Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via German Frühling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrühlingspring
2Germanfrühearly
3Middle High Germanvrüe—
4Old High Germanfruoiid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēdiz →