Where does “Taubnessel” come from?
Taubnessel (German) comes from German taub, from Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Taubnessel (German): deadnettle
Definitions
- deadnettle
Ancestry of “Taubnessel”, step by step
Taubnessel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German taub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | taub | deaf; numb; empty |
| 2 | Middle High German | toup | — |
| 3 | Old High German | toub | deaf |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daub | stunned; deaf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daubaz | stunned; deaf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via German Nessel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nessel | nettle; muslin |
| 2 | Middle High German | nezzel | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | -jél | The long form of the second-person singular... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -él | Added to a verb to form a noun; Added to a verb... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 7 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |