Where does “Tannenzweig” come from?

Tannenzweig (German) comes from German Zweig, from Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Tannenzweig (German): fir branch

Definitions

  1. fir branch

Ancestry of “Tannenzweig”, step by step

Tannenzweig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zweig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweigbranch, twig; branch; section
2Middle High Germanzwīc—
3Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
4Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
5Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

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 dwóh₁ →