Where does “Viktualien” come from?

Viktualien (German) comes from Latin victuālia, from Latin victuālis, from Latin victus, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Viktualien (German): victuals, food

Definitions

  1. victuals, food

Ancestry of “Viktualien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvictuālia—
2Latinvictuālisnutritional
3Latinvictusliving, way of life, lifestyle; nourishment,...
4Latinvīvōto live
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “Viktualien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →