Where does “Viehtriebweg” come from?
Viehtriebweg (German) comes from German Triebweg, from German Trieb, from Middle High German trīp, from Middle High German trīben, from Old High German drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- — to support; to hold.
Viehtriebweg (German): cattle droveway
Definitions
- cattle droveway
Ancestry of “Viehtriebweg”, step by step
Viehtriebweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Triebweg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Triebweg | droveway |
| 2 | German | Trieb | sprout; drive; urge, impulse, desire |
| 3 | Middle High German | trīp | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
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 |