Where does “Wacholderbusch” come from?
Wacholderbusch (German) comes from German Wacholder, from Old High German wechalter, from Old High German ter, from Old English teru, from Proto-Germanic terwą, from Pre-Germanic derwom, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
Wacholderbusch (German): juniper bush (A small tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family)
Definitions
- juniper bush (A small tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family)
Ancestry of “Wacholderbusch”, step by step
Wacholderbusch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wacholder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wacholder | juniper |
| 2 | Old High German | wechalter | juniper |
| 3 | Old High German | ter | — |
| 4 | Old English | teru | tar, resin; earwax |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | terwą | tar |
| 6 | Pre-Germanic | derwom | — |
| 7 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |