Where does “Vogelbeobachter” come from?
Vogelbeobachter (German) comes from German Beobachter, from German beobachten, from German Obacht, from German ob-, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Vogelbeobachter (German): birdwatcher male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- birdwatcher male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Vogelbeobachter”, step by step
Vogelbeobachter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beobachter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beobachter | observer |
| 2 | German | beobachten | to watch, to observe |
| 3 | German | Obacht | care, attention, heed |
| 4 | German | ob- | over-, super-; ob- |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via German vogel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vogel | a bird |
| 2 | Middle High German | vogel | bird |
| 3 | Old High German | fogal | bird |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |