Where does “Viehmarkt” come from?
Viehmarkt (German) comes from German Markt, from Middle High German market, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Viehmarkt (German): livestock market
Definitions
- livestock market
Ancestry of “Viehmarkt”, step by step
Viehmarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Markt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Markt | market; market town |
| 2 | Middle High German | market | market |
| 3 | Old High German | marchāt | market |
| 4 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via German Vieh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vieh | livestock; farm animals; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vihe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fihu | cattle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fehu | livestock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |