Where does “Vogelperspektive” come from?
Vogelperspektive (German) comes from German Perspektive, from Esperanto perspektivo, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
Vogelperspektive (German): bird's-eye view
Definitions
- bird's-eye view
Ancestry of “Vogelperspektive”, step by step
Vogelperspektive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Perspektive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Perspektive | perspective; prospects |
| 2 | Esperanto | perspektivo | perspective |
| 3 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 5 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 6 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
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 |