Where does “Wanderpokal” come from?

Wanderpokal (German) comes from German Pokal, from French bocal, from Italian boccale, from Italian -ale, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

Wanderpokal (German): a travelling trophy; a cup for a recurring contest held by the most recent winner

Definitions

  1. a travelling trophy; a cup for a recurring contest held by the most recent winner

Ancestry of “Wanderpokal”, step by step

Wanderpokal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPokalgoblet; cup, trophy
2Frenchbocaljar; bowl
3Italianboccalejug; mug; pannikin
4Italian-aleAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -al
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via German wandern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwandernto hike; to wander, to migrate, to move...
2Middle High Germanwandern—
3Old High Germanwantaronwantarōn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →