Where does “Tagpfauenauge” come from?

Tagpfauenauge (German) comes from German tag, from German guten Tag, from Alemannic German Tag, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Tagpfauenauge (German): European peacock (Inachis io)

Definitions

  1. European peacock (Inachis io)

Ancestry of “Tagpfauenauge”, step by step

Tagpfauenauge traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German tag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantagsingular imperative of tagen
2Germanguten Taghello, good day, good afternoon
3Alemannic GermanTagday
4Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
5Old High Germantagday
6Proto-West Germanicdagday
7Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German Pfau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfaupeacock; the constellation Pavo
2Middle Englishpawepaw; claw, talon; rough, vicious hand
3Old Frenchpoue—
4Frankishpōta—
5Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell

via German auge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaugeeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →