Where does “Weißtanne” come from?

Weißtanne (German) comes from German tanne, from Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-West Germanic *dannā, from Proto-Germanic dannǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.

Weißtanne (German): silver fir, European silver fir, Abies alba (large evergreen coniferous tree)

Definitions

  1. silver fir, European silver fir, Abies alba (large evergreen coniferous tree)

Ancestry of “Weißtanne”, step by step

Weißtanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantannefir (genus Abies)
2Middle High Germantanne—
3Old High Germantannafir wood
4Proto-West Germanic*dannāpine, fir
5Proto-Germanicdannǭpine, fir
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu →Every word from Proto-Germanic dannǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dannā →