Where does “Wasserbüffel” come from?
Wasserbüffel (German) comes from German Büffel, from French buffle, from Late Latin bubalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
Wasserbüffel (German): water buffalo; a motorcycle Suzuki GT 750
Definitions
- water buffalo; a motorcycle Suzuki GT 750
Ancestry of “Wasserbüffel”, step by step
Wasserbüffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Büffel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büffel | buffalo; coarse cloth; lout, clod |
| 2 | French | buffle | buffalo |
| 3 | Late Latin | bubalus | antelope, gazelle; wild ox, buffalo |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via German wasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wasser | inflection of wassern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 3 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |