Where does “Stimmgabel” come from?
Stimmgabel (German) comes from German stimmen, from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.
Stimmgabel (German): tuning fork
Definitions
- tuning fork
Ancestry of “Stimmgabel”, step by step
Stimmgabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German stimmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 2 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 4 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |
via German gabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gabel | inflection of gabeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gabel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gabala | sparrow hawk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gabulu | fork; pitchfork |
| 5 | Gaulish | gabalos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | gabalos | fork, forked branch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰabʰlos | fork, branch of tree |