Where does “Waldschnepfe” come from?

Waldschnepfe (German) comes from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Waldschnepfe (German): woodcock

Definitions

  1. woodcock

Ancestry of “Waldschnepfe”, step by step

Waldschnepfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via German Schnepfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnepfesnipe; woodcock; unpleasant, unlikable woman
2Old High Germansnepfa—

Words derived from “Waldschnepfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →