Where does “Viehzucht” come from?
Viehzucht (German) comes from German Vieh, from Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
Viehzucht (German): animal husbandry, livestock breeding
Definitions
- animal husbandry, livestock breeding
Ancestry of “Viehzucht”, step by step
Viehzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zucht | breeding; breed; animal farm; farm where animals... |
| 2 | Middle High German | zuht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zuht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tuhtiz | a pulling; discipline |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |