Where does “Stachelweichtier” come from?

Stachelweichtier (German) comes from German Weichtier, from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Stachelweichtier (German): Any mollusc of the proposed clade Aculifera

Definitions

  1. Any mollusc of the proposed clade Aculifera

Ancestry of “Stachelweichtier”, step by step

Stachelweichtier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Weichtier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeichtiermollusc
2GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
3Middle High Germantier—
4Old High Germantioranimal
5Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
6Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via German Stachel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStachelspike, sting, barb, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →