Where does “Tierwanderung” come from?

Tierwanderung (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.

Tierwanderung (German): animal migration

Definitions

  1. animal migration

Ancestry of “Tierwanderung”, step by step

Tierwanderung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
2Middle High Germantier—
3Old High Germantioranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via German Wanderung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWanderungjourney; walk, hike; migration
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →