Where does “Unglücksrabe” come from?
Unglücksrabe (German) comes from German Rabe, from Old High German rabo, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Unglücksrabe (German): Jonah, jinx
Definitions
- Jonah, jinx
Ancestry of “Unglücksrabe”, step by step
Unglücksrabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rabe | raven; the constellation Corvus |
| 2 | Old High German | rabo | a raven |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrabn | raven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German unglück
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unglück | unhappiness; sorrow |
| 2 | German | un- | un-; grave; bad; horrifying |
| 3 | Middle High German | un- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |