Where does “Weißstorch” come from?

Weißstorch (German) comes from German storch, from Middle High German storch, from Old High German storah, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.

Weißstorch (German): white stork

Definitions

  1. white stork

Ancestry of “Weißstorch”, step by step

Weißstorch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German storch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstorchstork bird
2Middle High Germanstorch—
3Old High Germanstorah—
4Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
5Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkaz →Every word from Old High German storah →