Where does “Sturmtaucher” come from?
Sturmtaucher (German) comes from German taucher, from German tauchen, from Middle High German tūchen, from Old High German tūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic dūkan, from Proto-Germanic dūkaną — to duck, to dive under.
Sturmtaucher (German): shearwater
Definitions
- shearwater
Ancestry of “Sturmtaucher”, step by step
Sturmtaucher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German taucher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | taucher | diver someone who dives, especially as a sport; someone who works underwater |
| 2 | German | tauchen | to dive; to bathe |
| 3 | Middle High German | tūchen | to dive, to duck, to submerge, to become submerged |
| 4 | Old High German | tūhhan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dūkan | to duck, to dive under |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dūkaną | to duck, to dive under |