Where does “Trinkhalm” come from?
Trinkhalm (German) comes from German halm, from Middle High German halm, from Old High German halm, from Proto-West Germanic *halm, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
Trinkhalm (German): drinking straw
Definitions
- drinking straw
Ancestry of “Trinkhalm”, step by step
Trinkhalm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German halm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | halm | stalk |
| 2 | Middle High German | halm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | halm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *halm | halm, stem, stalk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via German trinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | trinken | to drink; to drink, to imbibe; to drink; to toast |
| 2 | Middle High German | trinken | to drink; to drink; to toast |
| 3 | Old High German | trinkan | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drinkan | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |