Where does “Traumdeuter” come from?

Traumdeuter (German) comes from German Traum, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.

Traumdeuter (German): interpreter of dreams

Definitions

  1. interpreter of dreams

Ancestry of “Traumdeuter”, step by step

Traumdeuter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Traum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTraumdream
2Middle High Germantroumdream
3Old High Germantroum—
4Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
5Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
6Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via German Deuter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDeuterdemonstrator, explainer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →