Where does “Tierklinik” come from?
Tierklinik (German) comes from German Tier, from Middle High German tier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
Tierklinik (German): veterinary hospital
Definitions
- veterinary hospital
Ancestry of “Tierklinik”, step by step
Tierklinik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tier | animal; A person who has a quality thought of as... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tier | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tior | animal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via German Klinik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klinik | clinic |
| 2 | French | clinique | clinical; clinic |
| 3 | Latin | clinicus | a physician who tends to patients who are... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλινικός | of or pertaining to a bed; bedridden; a physician |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |