Where does “Viereckspyramide” come from?

Viereckspyramide (German) comes from German Viereck, from German vier, from Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

Viereckspyramide (German): pyramid with a quadrilateral base

Definitions

  1. pyramid with a quadrilateral base

Ancestry of “Viereckspyramide”, step by step

Viereckspyramide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Viereck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanViereckquadrangle, quadrilateral
2Germanvierfour
3Middle High Germanvier—
4Old High Germanfiorfour
5Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
6Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via German Pyramide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPyramidepyramid
2Latinpȳramisa pyramid
3Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
4Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
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