Where does “Tannenwald” come from?

Tannenwald (German) comes from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Tannenwald (German): fir forest

Definitions

  1. fir forest

Ancestry of “Tannenwald”, step by step

Tannenwald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via German tanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantannefir (genus Abies)
2Middle High Germantanne—
3Old High Germantannafir wood
4Proto-West Germanic*dannāpine, fir
5Proto-Germanicdannǭpine, fir
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →